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Technology,
Class Action

Mar. 21, 2025

TikTok pushes for privacy lawsuit to join others in LA

TikTok urges a San Francisco judge to shift a child privacy class action to Los Angeles, aligning with the DOJ's case, amid a nationwide legal consolidation effort.

TikTok pushes for privacy lawsuit to join others in LA
Daniel M. Petrocelli

Counsel for TikTok Inc. asked federal judge in San Francisco to send a putative class action, accusing the company of violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, to federal court in Los Angeles because it would "make no sense" to litigate elsewhere

Wednesday's motion to transfer venue is a continuance of TikTok's nationwide crusade to move cases accusing the company of illegally collecting data from children younger than 13 years old to the Centra...

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