The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against TikTok, alleging that the popular video-sharing app has systematically violated federal law by collecting personal information from children without parental consent.
The complaint, filed in a California federal court, accuses TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, of flouting the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by enabling children under 13 ...
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