# TikTok settles with Alabama before first state trial over alleged teen harms

https://mins.news/en/item/74672

- Reuters, 2026-09-25 22:50 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/tiktok-settles-with-alabama-ahead-first-state-trial-over-claims-teen-harms-2026-09-25/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ab6faa329ff15000115035b

> TikTok and its Chinese parent, ByteDance, have settled with Alabama before the company’s first state trial over allegations that they designed the platform to addict children and misled consumers about its safety. The deal comes as TikTok faces similar claims across the country.

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