Facebook found liable as TikTok settles for $100m over user safety

Facebook found liable in New Mexico for deceptive actions; TikTok settles $100m lawsuit with Alabama over safety claims.

x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info Children look at a phone screen with social media networking apps on December 7, 2025, in Sydney, Australia [George Chan/Getty Images] By Al Jazeera Staff , AP and Reuters Published On 26 Sep 2026 26 Sep 2026 Two technology giants have faced legal setbacks involving cases over misleading consumers about user safety and privacy in the United States, with Facebook found liable by a jury and TikTok agreeing to pay a $100m settlement.

Facebook was found to have violated 43 million state consumer protection laws by a jury in New Mexico on Friday. Meanwhile, on the same day, TikTok and ⁠⁠its ⁠⁠Chinese parent company, ByteDance, agreed to its first-ever settlement with a state just days before its scheduled trial in Alabama.