Musical.ly, the popular social media app for children that is now known as TikTok, illegally took personal information from kids without parental consent, the Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday.

The ultra-popular app has become one of the most talked-about services on the web. TikTok has spawned countless memes, viral challenges, and memorable trends. But, despite its prominence, the app's ...

The operator of a video-sharing app popular with teenagers agreed to pay $5.7 million to settle federal allegations it illegally collected personal information from children. The Federal Trade ...

The settlement marks the largest civil penalty the FTC has ever collected in a children’s privacy case. Musical.ly, which is now known as TikTok, allows users to create videos and sync them with music ...

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Before Mark Cuban ever hit the "woah" on TikTok with his daughter, the video-sharing app was Musical.ly and Cuban wanted to be an investor. "I remember when it was Musical.ly and I tried to invest… Oh ...