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TikTok and its parent company ByteDance will pay the US state of Alabama $100m (£754.5m) and make a series of changes to restrict usage by children in the state as part of a lawsuit settlement.
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TikTok → pay → settlement
The deal was reached just before a jury trial was set to begin on Monday.
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It ends a lawsuit alleging TikTok is intentionally designed to addict children, mirroring a host of similar lawsuits against social media platforms.
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TikTok → end → platforms
TikTok is now required to install a number of new safety features, including a two-hour daily usage limit for children and restrictions on usage overnight and during school hours.
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TikTok → require → hours
The restrictions will only apply in Alabama.
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restrictions → apply → Alabama
It marks the platform's first settlement with a US state.
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"We're very pleased," said Katherine Robertson, chief counsel in the Alabama Attorney General's office in an interview with the BBC.
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She added that the state had been engaged in mediation with TikTok in the run-up to trial and that the deal they have now reached was the state's final offer.
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"This is very restrictive injunctive relief that's going to require them to change a lot of the policies that we had identified as the culprits in what we call the war on childhood," Robertson said.
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The new time limits and usage blocks are poised to take effect immediately.
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However, TikTok has up to a year to implement other changes included as part of the settlement, such as the establishment of age verification measures.
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Many of the measures follow a framework established by an August settlement struck between social media rival Meta and 52 state Attorneys General.
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TikTok has agreed to pay up to $300m to Alabama if conditions of the new settlement are not met.
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conditions → agree → settlement
Other safety features demanded as part of the deal include a host of measures to allow parents to heavily moderate usage by their children, along with restrictions on some content, and new ways to verify the age of young users.
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parents → demand → users
TikTok will also limit children's accounts being discovered by adults, and notify parents to any "suspicious interactions" between teen users and adult users.
A blanket ban on all cosmetic filters for children will also be put in place.
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"TikTok's priority has always been fostering a safe and positive space where people can be creative, discover what they love, and connect with their community," a spokesperson for TikTok USDS said.
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"This builds on our commitment and core objective to continually enhance our robust safety tools to protect teens."
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Earlier this year, TikTok split its business ownership, with a new group of investors taking control of operations in the US.
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group → split → US
The remainder of the business is operated out of China.
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remainder → operate → China
ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok in China, was also part of Friday's settlement as ByteDance remains a minority owner of the US joint venture.
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