US Justice Department Halts TikTok Probe After $400 Million Payment

On 22 August 2026, TikTok reached a $400 million settlement with the US Justice Department over a children’s privacy lawsuit. Daily Mirror described it as one of the largest child privacy settlements. Die Presse and Der Standard wrote that the US Justice Department stopped its investigation into TikTok after the payment.

Kurier wrote that the payment concerns children’s accounts.