US Judge Signals Rejection of Part of TikTok's $400 Million Privacy Settlement
A federal judge has indicated he may reject a portion of a proposed $400 million settlement tied to a 2019 privacy consent decree affecting TikTok's predecessor, Musical.ly, according to CNBC.
A U.S. federal judge has signaled he may reject part of a proposed $400 million privacy settlement involving TikTok, according to a report from CNBC.
Under the terms of the settlement as reported, TikTok agreed to pay $300 million, with a further $100 million contingent on a court terminating a 2019 consent decree that the Federal Trade Commission had imposed on Musical.ly, the app that TikTok's parent company later acquired and rebranded.
CNBC reported that the judge's comments suggest skepticism toward the portion of the deal linked to ending the consent decree, though further details of the judge's reasoning were not included in the available report.
The 2019 consent decree stemmed from FTC action against Musical.ly over privacy practices before the app was folded into TikTok. Consent decrees of this kind typically impose ongoing compliance obligations on companies following regulatory settlements.
Further details on the specific objections raised by the judge, the case's procedural status, and next steps in the litigation were not available in the source material at the time of publication.
TikTok has not yet issued a public statement regarding the judge's remarks, based on available reporting.
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