DOJ Drops Claims That TikTok Misled US Consumers in Lawsuit
- Justice Department will sue over children’s privacy violations
- FTC and Justice Department are at odds over TikTok allegations
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The US Justice Department is dropping one of two proposed claims against ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok, planning to focus a consumer protection lawsuit later this year on children’s privacy instead of allegations the video-sharing platform misled consumers about their data security.
The department is preparing to file the lawsuit on behalf of the US Federal Trade Commission, which investigated the case, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified discussing interagency communications.