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Trial had been set for Monday over claims by Alabama that TikTok misled parents about tools meant to shield children from harmful contentTikTok has agreed to pay Alabama at least $100m and enact time limits and other restrictions for teenage users, avoiding a trial with a settlement that was modelled on Instagram-owner Meta’s recent agreement with US states.Alabama described it as a “first-in-the-nation settlement” with a state in the sweeping litigation over social media’s affect on teen wellbeing. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/26/tiktok-alabama-pay-100m-teenage-limits-restrictions" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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