TikTok’s Alabama Deal Brings New Limits for Teen Users

TikTok’s Alabama Deal Brings New Limits for Teen Users
TikTok’s settlement with Alabama sets out a broad package of restrictions for users aged 13 to 17, while leaving unresolved the state’s central allegations that the platform’s design encouraged excessive use by minors.

Both accounts of the agreement emphasize the same core measures: a default two-hour daily limit for teenagers, stronger age checks, reduced notifications during school hours and overnight restrictions. Teen users will also receive a non-personalized feed by default, while cosmetic filters will be barred for those covered by the deal. The company will pay at least $100 million, with the total potentially reaching $300 million as other state attorneys general sign comparable settlements.

Alabama’s case had accused TikTok and its parent company of creating features that could promote compulsive use and of failing to adequately disclose risks to younger users. The settlement came days before what would have been the first state lawsuit of this kind against TikTok to reach trial. It does not include an admission of wrongdoing, and the larger payment depends on participation by other states.

The state frames the deal principally as a win for families. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall called it a “great day for Alabama parents,” saying TikTok had agreed to give them “real control over what their children see and the time they spend on the app.”

TikTok, by contrast, disputes the broader safety allegations. A company spokesperson said its priority had “always been to foster a safe and positive space” where people can create, discover interests and connect with their communities. The agreement nevertheless imposes more detailed protections than before, including prompts after 15 minutes of continuous use and again at 60 and 90 minutes, alongside strengthened parental controls and limits on adult discovery of teen accounts.

The Alabama settlement sits within a wider U.S. push by states to hold major technology platforms accountable for alleged harms to young users, even as TikTok continues to contest the claims in other cases.

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