( August 5, 2024, 2:28 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — The United States filed a complaint Aug. 2 in a federal court in California accusing TikTok Inc., ByteDance Ltd. and their affiliates of violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and its implementing regulations as well as a 2019 court order by knowingly permitting children to create regular rather than “Kids Mode” TikTok accounts and to create, view and share videos and messages with adults....