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The settlement, which also includes changes to the platform’s features, is the latest in a string of agreements by companies to address child addiction.

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Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: TikTok to Pay Alabama $100 Million to Settle Social Media Addiction Claims

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Alabama’s attorney general said TikTok has agreed to pay up to $300 million and adopt new user protection measures to settle the state’s child-safety lawsuit that was set for a jury trial to begin Monday

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TikTok has agreed to pay Alabama at least $100 million and implement safety features for teens as part of a settlement that resolved an impending trial.

TikTok to pay Alabama $100m and limit teenage use in first state settlement