TikTok settles lawsuit with Alabama for at least $100 million, will implement safety features

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    "title": "TikTok settles lawsuit with Alabama for at least $100 million, will implement safety features - News4JAX",
    "excerpt": "Kaitlyn Huamani Associated Press TikTok will pay the state of Alabama at least $100 million and must implement a slew of safety features for teens in the state as part of a settlement agreement reached just before the case was set to go to trial. Alabama sued the social media company in 2025 claiming that the platform had negative effects on the mental well-being of youths. Recommended Videos The lawsuit argued that TikTok's “addictive properties” - namely its algorithm that curates highly specific content catered to users' interests - were harmful to children and that the company knew of those harms. Through the settlement, TikTok will make several platform-level changes for teen users in Alabama, including the option for teens to select a non-personalized content feed. The platform will also bar cosmetic procedure filters for teens, implement a two-hour daily time limit and ban nighttime use from midnight to 6 a.m. Young users in Alabama will also be prompted to take a “productive pause” after 15 minutes of continuous use, and again at 60 and 90 minutes. In addition to the platform changes, TikTok will pay Alabama $100 million in restitution and remediation, which will likely go toward funding youth mental health services and other programs. If enough other states reach qualifying settlements with TikTok within a specific time frame, Alabama could receive up to an additional...",
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