TikTok to pay 5.7 million USD fine for violation of child privacy laws

Tik Tok a  video-sharing app popular among  teenagers has agreed to pay $5.7 million fine to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) of US over alleged violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. FTC stated that  websites for children need to obtain parental consent before collecting personal information from children under the age of 13,  which Musical.ly, the lip syncing app, that is now known as Tik Tok and currently owned by Beijing based Byte Dance Technology failed to adhere.