TikTok settles with Alabama ahead of first state trial over claims of teen harms ↧ ↧ TikTok settles with Alabama ahead of first state trial over claims ... TikTok and its Chinese parent company, ​ByteDance, have reached ‌a settlement with Alabama over allegations they designed ​the platform ​to addict children and misled ⁠consumers about its ​safety, marking the ​company's first deal with a state as it fights ​similar claims nationwide.