USA:s justitieminister lovar att rikta in sig på dåliga aktörer på sociala medier efter en förlikning med TikTok | NTD NYHET

The DOJ vowing to continue going after bad actors in the social media arena after a $400 million settlement with TikTok. The settlement comes as Meta is on trial in a case that could change the face of social media. NTD's Melina Weiskopf has that story. TikTok and its parent company ByteDance have agreed to pay $400 million to end a lawsuit. The DOJ described it as one of the biggest recoveries ever obtained in such a case. The settlement is the product of a lawsuit that started two years ago. The DOJ alleged the platforms violated children's online privacy laws. The department said TikTok collected children's data and didn't stop them from joining the platform. U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche saying the suit is an example that the DOJ will target bad actors. To make sure that it's a stark reminder and a real important note to anybody out there that we are going to protect children and the internet is got to be a safe place for children and if companies and entities are not doing what they're supposed to do to make sure that happens, we're going to come after them. The settlement comes as a major Meta trial is underway. A group of 29 states led by Republican and Democrat attorneys general from four states sued the company alleging the use of psychologically manipulative features. At the start of the six-week trial, a former Meta executive accused Mark Zuckerberg of creating a company culture that made it practically impossible to deliver features that protected children's safety and well-being. Meta has denied all allegations brought by the state attorneys general. Meanwhile, lawmakers are working to create laws that will protect kids from addictive features and privacy violations. Senators Marsha Blackburn and Richard Blumenthal have been pushing the legislation for years. We're sending a message to big tech that the era of big tech profiting off of our children is over. The Kids Online Safety Act is working its way through Congress. It passed out of committee earlier this month. Reporting from Washington, D.C., Melina Wisecup, NTD News.