( September 21, 2026, 23:01 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A federal judge in Los Angeles has finalized his previously tentative ruling that TikTok's $400 million settlement with the US government, filed in August, did not void a 2019 privacy settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission by TikTok's predessor, Musical.ly. US District Judge George Wu said in the now-finalized orderthat "the Government has not shown that the changes in TikTok's ownership, the changes to the platform’s compliance measures, or the recent settlement warrant termination of the Consent Order. These developments, at least as put forth in the Government's papers, do not establish substantial compliance with the Order or demonstrate that its prospective protections are no longer necessary."See attached document....
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