TikTok To Be Sued By US Department Of Justice For Child Privacy Violations

DOJ will sue TikTok regarding child privacy violations (photo: Doc. Pixabay)

JAKARTA The US Department of Justice (DOJ) will sue TikTok on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). This consumer protection lawsuit is being prepared and will be filed at the end of the year. According to a Bloomberg report, the party familiar with the matter said that the DOJ did not sue TikTok for data security. ByteDance's subsidiary was charged with alleged privacy violation of children. In fact, the lawsuit filed will include allegations of fraud against users in the US because TikTok can access personal and financial information on its users' devices. However, the lawsuit is planned to be dropped. The FTC seems to be focusing on suing TikTok regarding child privacy. The US state agency has been observing TikTok for years regarding the failure of ByteDance's subsidiary in fulfilling the 2019 agreement. To date, there has been no official statement from the FTC or DOJ regarding the lawsuit. TikTok has also not provided any response to allegations of the company's failure to protect child privacy.

On the other hand, TikTok is working to overturn divestment laws that could forcibly separate them from ByteDance. The impact of this law is blocking apps so that US people cannot use TikTok again. TikTok continues to urge courts to follow up on its lawsuits. According to TikTok and ByteDance, taking legal action is the best way to counter divestment laws because the US government does not want to find more practical solutions.