作者：乔治亚·费恩。阿拉巴马州总检察长表示，TikTok已同意支付高达3亿美元并采取新的用户保护措施，以了结该州原定于周一开庭审理的儿童安全诉讼。
By Georgia Fearn Alabama’s attorney general said TikTok has agreed to pay up to $300 million and adopt new user protection measures to settle the state’s child-safety lawsuit that was set for a jury trial to begin Monday.
阿拉巴马州于周五宣布的这项和解协议，避免了针对这家热门社交媒体平台的一波州级诉讼中的首次法庭审理。就在一个月前，Meta Platforms Inc.同意达成一项历史性和解，支付高达180亿美元并改进安全措施，以解决与美国几乎所有州的索赔。
The settlement announced Friday by Alabama will avert the first courtroom test in a wave of state cases against the popular social media platform. It comes just a month after Meta Platforms Inc. agreed to a historic deal to pay as much as $18 billion and make safety improvements to resolve claims with almost all US states.
阿拉巴马州总检察长史蒂夫·马歇尔在一份声明中表示：“这对阿拉巴马州的父母来说是个好日子。今晚，他们可以更安心地休息，因为他们知道已有真正的保护措施来保护孩子免受社交媒体成瘾的危害。”TikTok未立即回应置评请求。
“This is a great day for Alabama parents,” Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said in a statement. “Tonight, they can rest easier knowing real protections are in place to shield their children from the dangers of social media addiction.” TikTok didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.