TikTok has agreed to pay $2 million to settle a Canadian class-action lawsuit, which alleged that the popular social media app had illegally collected and commercialized personal data from its users in the country. The agreement comes after the company settled a similar lawsuit in the U.S. for US$92 million last year.
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