Brazil Fines TikTok Owner R$153.7 Million Over Children’s Data
Brazil fined TikTok parent ByteDance R$153.7 million after its regulator found data-protection failures affecting children, teens and guest users.
Brazil fined TikTok parent ByteDance R$153.7 million after its regulator found data-protection failures affecting children, teens and guest users.
TikTok agreed to pay $400 million to resolve federal children’s privacy claims. Here is what changes for families—and what the settlement does not provide.
The Reuters Institute’s 2026 Digital News Report says U.S. audiences are continuing to move away from television news and toward online and social video, while Google organic traffic to more than 2,500 news sites fell 38% in one year.
The Reuters Institute’s 2026 Digital News Report finds social-media and video networks now reach more people for news than television or publisher websites and apps, with major implications for news distribution and revenue.
A July 16, 2026, Justice Department opinion says some federal workers may install TikTok on official devices, but agency rules still control access.