On February 28th, TikTok released a new version of the app that required the user to provide their date of birth and if they are under the age of 13 they will be directed to a limited version of the app where they will be unable to post videos to the app. Prior to the The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announcement on Twitter that "Musical.ly, now known as TikTok, will pay $5.7 million to settle FTC allegations that the company illegally collected personal info from children in violation of Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (#COPPA)" various TikTok users began exposing predators on TikTok and in YouTube videos.