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TikTok's policies forbid users under 13 from making an account, but the unredacted internal documents show that TikTok tells moderators to use caution when removing accounts, according to NPR. ...
The U.S. alleges that for years millions of American children under 13 have been using TikTok and the site "has been collecting and retaining children's personal information."
According to the suit, children under the age of 13 were able to create, view and share short-form videos and messages with adults and other TikTok users, outside the boundaries of “Kids Mode ...
While TikTok does not allow users under the age of 18 to host livestreams, the lawsuit criticizes TikTok's inadequate age verification and enforcement measures, claiming they fail to ensure user safety. [16] In January 2025, Utah further alleged TikTok knowingly allows the exploitation, prioritizing profits over user safety. [17] [18]
On September 15, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2273 also known as The California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act or CAADCA. [37] [38] [7] The most controversial parts of the law were that it requires online services that are likely to be used by children which is defined as anyone under 18 years of age to estimate the age of child users with a "reasonable level of certainty".
The company will no longer send push notifications after 9 pm to users aged between 13 and 15. For 16 to 17 year olds, notifications will not be sent after 10 pm. [381] In March 2023, TikTok announced default screen time limits for users under the age of 18. [382]
While TikTok, Twitch, Snapchat and YouTube used tools to proactively detect users under 13, others didn't despite having the technology available, the report said.
Markey and Josh Hawley introduced multiple bills (in the House in 2018 as the "Do Not Track Kids Act", and in 2019 as a Senate measure) proposing that COPPA ban the use of targeted advertising to users under 13, require personal consent before the collection of personal information from users ages 13–15, require connected devices and toys ...