Crime & Justice
Facebook found liable; TikTok settles Alabama case for $100 million
September 26, 2026 at 02:27 AM · Updated 20d ago
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TGThe Guardian
TikTok to pay Alabama $100m and limit teenage use in first state settlement
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AJAl Jazeera English
Facebook found liable as TikTok settles for $100m over user safety
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BNBBC News
TikTok to pay $100m and limit daily child usage in Alabama settlement
(opens the publisher’s site)A New Mexico jury found Facebook liable for deceiving users over the Cambridge Analytica breach, as TikTok settled an Alabama lawsuit for $100 million.
- A New Mexico jury found Facebook violated 43 million state consumer-protection laws for deceiving users about data harvested from 87 million profiles.
- Meta spokesperson Alex Burgos said the company disagrees with the verdict and will continue to defend itself.
- TikTok and ByteDance settled Alabama's lawsuit, agreeing to pay at least $100 million within 45 days and up to $300 million if conditions are unmet.
- The settlement limits Alabama children to two hours of daily TikTok use, restricts overnight and school-hour access, and blocks cosmetic filters.
- The settlement averts a trial set to begin Monday in what Alabama calls a first-in-the-nation deal.
- Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall hailed the deal as protecting children from social media addiction.
- TikTok could pay up to $300 million if 40 other attorneys general sign similar settlement agreements.