> we made changes to well before the investigation even began
Tiktok was not compliant before 2021. Being compliant in 2022 doesn't magically end an investigation or sentence.
The law in case was in place three years ago as well, when it was broken.
Just because it took a bit to prosecute doesn't make it magically legal.
“I stopped stabbing him once I knew laws against murder were in place, and haven’t stabbed him since!”
That’s what your argument sounds like to me.
TikTok is not stabbing anyone just for being a social media platform for kids older than 12. These "kids" are teenagers and young adults. That's nothing even close to stabbing someone. If social media is so bad, that these "kids" shouldn't be using it, then either social media should be banned, or "kids" shouldn't have a smartphone!