Judge says recent US settlement with TikTok doesn't support voiding 2019 consent decree
( September 18, 2026, 00:11 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: TikTok's $400 million settlement with the US government in August did not indicate that a 2019 settlement TikTok reached with the US Federal Trade Commission over children's privacy claims can now be voided in light of the company's new US based ownership structure, a federal judge in Los Angeles said in a tentative order. US District Judge George Wu said in the tentative ruling pending a hearing Monday that "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 tentative ruling....
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