FORT LAUDERDALE — Another class action lawsuit has been filed against TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, alleging that the social media giant illegally collects and sells personal data from millions of minor children without parental consent. 

The lawsuit, brought by plaintiff Michael Luong on behalf of his child and other similarly affected minors, accuses TikTok of violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by failing to notify parents and obtain their consent before gathering sensitive personal information from users under 13 years old, according to the complaint filed March 14 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

According to the complaint, TikTok collects a wide range of data from children, including names, ages, profile images, passwords, email addresses, phone numbers, approximate locations, social media contacts and even messages exchanged on the platform.

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