If you have a problem with TikTok, you must resolve it through private arbitration with a single arbitrator — you cannot sue TikTok in court or join a group lawsuit with other affected users.
This provision means that if TikTok violates your privacy, misuses your data, or causes you financial harm, your only recourse is a private arbitration proceeding — not a public court case — and you cannot band together with other affected users to pursue collective relief.
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This clause strips away your right to a jury trial and prevents you from joining class action lawsuits, which are often the only practical way for individuals to hold large companies accountable for widespread harms.
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision implicates the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. §§ 1-16), which generally favors arbitration enforcement, but faces scrutiny under FTC Act Section 5 (15 U.S.C. § 45) for potentially unfair terms. The CFPB has rulemaking history on arbitration clauses in consumer financial contracts (12 CFR Part 1040, vacated 2017), and state-level restrictions apply in California (McGill v. Citibank, N.A., 2 Cal. 5th 945 (2017), which invalidates waivers of public injunctive relief). The FTC retains enforcement authority over deceptive or unfair arbitration-related disclosures. (2)
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