TikTok settles Alabama lawsuit with 100 million payment and teen usage limits
TikTok agreed on Friday to pay Alabama at least $100 million and impose new restrictions on teen users, settling a lawsuit days before a trial was set to begin in Montgomery. The deal resolves claims that the platform misled parents about safety tools and exposed minors to harmful content, according to Attorney General Steve Marshall.
Under the settlement, TikTok will enforce a two-hour daily usage limit for teens, block access between midnight and 6 a.m., and suspend notifications during school hours. It will also strengthen age verification, ban beauty filters for teenagers, and offer a non-personalized content feed. If other platforms adopt similar nighttime restrictions, the shutdown period could expand to 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., mirroring a provision in Meta’s recent agreements with states.
Marshall called the settlement “a great day for Alabama parents,” stating they could “rest easier knowing real protections are in place.” The payment could rise to $300 million if other states accept comparable terms. More than a dozen states, including California and New York, still have active lawsuits against TikTok.
A TikTok spokesperson said the agreement builds on the company’s “commitment to continually enhance our robust safety tools to protect teens.” The case, filed in April 2025, alleged the app’s design addicted young users, with investigators posing as teens receiving videos on self-harm, eating disorders, and other harmful topics. TikTok had denied the allegations, citing federal protections for online platforms.
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TikTok reaches first state settlement over teen safety claims Alabama said on Friday it had reached a settlement with TikTok and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, that requires the social media platform to impose new usage limits and enhanced age-verification measures for users in the state, resolving claims that the platform endangered children and misled consumers about its safety. The agreement, which came days […]
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