Alabama teens getting their own version of TikTok under sweeping $100M deal

Key Points:

• TikTok has agreed to a $100 million settlement with Alabama, resulting in new restrictions for teenage users including two-hour daily limits, overnight curfews, and disabling the personalized "For You" page to enhance safety and reduce addictive use.
• The settlement requires TikTok to implement mandatory "productive pauses" during continuous use, ban cosmetic filters for minors, improve age-verification, and limit interactions between teen and adult accounts within 45 days.
• Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall filed the lawsuit in April 2025, accusing TikTok of exposing children to harmful content and misleading parents about the app's safety features, with penalties of up to $300 million if TikTok fails to comply.
• This agreement follows ongoing scrutiny of TikTok over child safety and data privacy, including a separate $400 million settlement with the U.S. Justice Department earlier in 2025 related to children's privacy law violations.
• TikTok stated the settlement aligns with its commitment to creating a safe environment for teens and enhancing its safety tools, while the company continues to face legal and regulatory challenges in the U.S.