TikTok reaches first state settlement in US over teen safety claims, agrees to user limits

Rappler - Sep 26, 2026

Alabama secures $100 million settlement with TikTok, mandating new usage limits and age-verification measures to protect teens, as the state claims the platform endangers youth and misleads consumers about safety

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Bangkok residents stranded by neck-deep floodwaters on Sunday appealed for clean water and food, as Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul cut short a diplomatic trip to the United Kingdom to monitor the response amid growing criticism online. In the worst floods to hit the Thai capital in 15 years, life has ground to a standstill in parts of the city since Friday evening, prompting the town hall to declare a disaster in all 50 districts. Days of incessant rains that overwhelmed Bangkok’s...

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The Senate impeachment court has yet to issue a subpoena to former senator Antonio Trillanes IV to testify in connection with Article 2 of the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte, Senate Impeachment Court spokesperson Reginald Tongol said Sunday.

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