Bipartisan Letter: DOJ Should Expedite TikTok Review
The DOJ should expedite its review of allegations that TikTok violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), a bipartisan and bicameral group of lawmakers wrote Tuesday (see 2406180070). Sens. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Bill Cassidy, R-La., along with Reps.…
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Tim Walberg, R-Mich., and Kathy Castor, D-Fla., sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland requesting the DOJ “expeditiously” review the FTC’s referral of a complaint against TikTok for potential COPPA violations. Five years after the company settled with the FTC over alleged COPPA violations, “TikTok is still failing to comply with COPPA,” the lawmakers wrote. “Given TikTok's previous violations of COPPA ... we urge the Department to expeditiously investigate these allegations and take all necessary action to protect children's online privacy." The lawmakers cited the surgeon general’s recent announcement linking social media use with a youth mental health crisis as one reason for an expedited review (see: 2406170059). Markey also urged passage of his and Cassidy’s Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0). Walberg and Castor introduced a House version of the measure in April.