{"id":3491943,"date":"2026-09-26T20:24:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T20:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/26\/tiktok-consents-to-disburse-a-minimum-of-100m-in-settlement-for-alabama\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T20:24:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T20:24:45","slug":"tiktok-consents-to-disburse-a-minimum-of-100m-in-settlement-for-alabama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/26\/tiktok-consents-to-disburse-a-minimum-of-100m-in-settlement-for-alabama\/","title":{"rendered":"TikTok consents to disburse a minimum of $100M in settlement for Alabama"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tiktok-consents-to-disburse-a-minimum-of-100m-in-settlement-for-alabama.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TikTok is set to compensate Alabama with at least $100 million as part of a settlement regarding claims that the short-form video app deceived users about safety and was designed to hook children. The case was slated for trial on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Alabama attorney general\u2019s office stated that TikTok may ultimately pay the state up to $300 million, contingent on \u201ccertain conditions.\u201d The company also committed to implementing a two-hour daily usage limit for minor users, alongside increased parental controls, as well as limitations on nighttime usage and cosmetic filters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall noted that parents in his state can now \u201cfeel more secure knowing real safeguards are in place to protect their children from the threats of social media addiction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TikTok also issued a statement affirming that the settlement \u201creinforces our dedication and primary goal to consistently improve our comprehensive safety tools to safeguard teens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In August, TikTok arrived at a $400 million settlement with the Department of Justice concerning allegations of violating child privacy regulations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tiktok-consents-to-disburse-a-minimum-of-100m-in-settlement-for-alabama.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TikTok is set to compensate Alabama with at least $100 million as part of a settlement regarding claims that the short-form video app deceived users about safety and was designed to hook children. The case was slated for trial on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Alabama attorney general\u2019s office stated that TikTok may ultimately pay the state up to $300 million, contingent on \u201ccertain conditions.\u201d The company also committed to implementing a two-hour daily usage limit for minor users, alongside increased parental controls, as well as limitations on nighttime usage and cosmetic filters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall noted that parents in his state can now \u201cfeel more secure knowing real safeguards are in place to protect their children from the threats of social media addiction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TikTok also issued a statement affirming that the settlement \u201creinforces our dedication and primary goal to consistently improve our comprehensive safety tools to safeguard teens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In August, TikTok arrived at a $400 million settlement with the Department of Justice concerning allegations of violating child privacy regulations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3491944,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3491943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3491943"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3491943"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3491943\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3491944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3491943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3491943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3491943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}