TikTok hit with federal lawsuit over 'massive-scale' violations of children's privacy

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday filed a lawsuit against TikTok and its China-based parent company ByteDance over the company's alleged failure to protect children's privacy on the social media platform.

The DOJ argues that TikTok violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, which requires services aimed at children to obtain parental consent before the platform can collect personal information on users under the age of 13.

The suit, which the Federal Trade Commission...