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

Share Save Add as preferred on Google Lily Jamali North America Technology correspondent Getty 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 (£75.45m) and make a series of changes to restrict children's usage 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 to its features, mirroring a host of lawsuits against social media platforms.

The company is now required to install a number of new safety features, including a two-hour daily usage limit for children as well as overnight and school-hour restrictions.

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