Pallone Applauds FTC, DOJ Lawsuit Against TikTok and ByteDance for Violating Children’s Privacy Law

Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the follow statement today after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a lawsuit against TikTok and its parent company ByteDance, as well as its affiliated companies, for violating a children’s privacy law: 

“I’m grateful to the FTC and DOJ for their unyielding commitment to protecting Americans online–especially our children. 

“Today’s action underscores the importance of divesting TikTok from Chinese Communist Party control. We simply cannot continue to allow our adversaries to harvest vast troves of Americans’ sensitive data. 

“The reality is TikTok is one bad actor in an ecosystem full of bad actors unscrupulously collecting and monetizing the most sensitive data on Americans of all ages. It’s why I continue to believe Congress must adopt comprehensive privacy reforms that are centered on data minimization and heightened protections for children and teens.” 

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