( September 28, 2026, 1:53 PM EDT) -- MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama state court judge on Sept. 25 approved a settlement in which TikTok Inc. and related entities agreed to pay a minimum of $116.2 million, which includes $100 million to the state for restitution and remediation, to resolve allegations that TikTok violated the Alabama Deceptive Trade Practices Act and, among other things, designed its platform with addictive features, knowingly exposed minors to mental harms and intentionally misled consumers about the safety of its platform....