TikTok to pay $100m and limit daily child usage in Alabama settlement

Image source, Getty Image caption, TikTok has become one of the most popular social media platforms in the world.

TikTok and its parent company ByteDance will pay the US state of Alabama $100m (£754.5m) and make a series of changes to restrict usage by children in the state as part of a lawsuit settlement.

The deal was reached just before a jury trial was set to begin on Monday. It ends a lawsuit alleging TikTok is intentionally designed to addict children, mirroring a host of similar lawsuits against social media platforms.

TikTok is now required to install a number of new safety features, including a two-hour daily usage limit for children and restrictions on usage overnight and during school hours.

The restrictions will only apply in Alabama. It marks the platform's first settlement with a US state.