The United States Department of Justice and TikTok have reached a $400 million settlement to resolve allegations that the short-video platform violated children’s online privacy.

The Justice Department sued TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, in 2024, accusing them of failing to adequately protect children’s privacy and illegally collecting their personal information.

The companies were alleged to have violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, which requires online services directed at children to obtain parental consent before collecting personal information from users under 13.

The Justice Department announced the settlement, while a court filing showed that its lawsuit against TikTok and ByteDance was being dismissed with prejudice.

In January, ByteDance agreed to establish a majority American-owned joint venture to secure U.S. user data and avert a potential ban on TikTok, which is used by more than 200 million Americans.