DOJ sues TikTok, accusing the company of illegally collecting children's data
![The video-sharing app TikTok is being accused by the DOJ of violating children’s online privacy law and running afoul of a settlement it had reached with another federal agency.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8358x5572+0+0/resize/8358x5572!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F13%2Fbd%2F52442281441388b66883ada4ca45%2Fap24209191454578.jpg)
The complaint comes as the U.S. and the prominent social media company are embroiled in yet another legal battle that will determine if — or how — TikTok will continue to operate in the country.
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