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US States Sue TikTok Over Alleged Harm to Younger Users and Failure to Protect Them
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Multiple lawsuits have been filed against TikTok in the US, accusing the platform of harming and failing to protect young users. The complaints, filed in 13 states including New York, California, and Washington D.C., claim that TikTok's design is intentionally addictive, using software to keep children engaged for as long as possible and exploiting their vulnerabilities. The lawsuits also accuse the company of prioritizing profits over user well-being. In response, TikTok has denied the allegations, stating that many of the claims are inaccurate and misleading.
Young people are struggling with their mental health because of addictive social media platforms like TikTok.
TikTok's platform is dangerous by design. It's an intentionally addictive product that is designed to get young people addicted to their screens.
TikTok cultivates social media addiction to boost corporate profits.
TikTok intentionally targets children because they know kids do not yet have the defences or capacity to create healthy boundaries around addictive content.
Whether it's watching cooking tutorials, discussing the news of the day, or livestreaming protests, we have a right to use TikTok and other platforms to exchange our thoughts, ideas, and opinions with people around the world.
sources
perspectives
- 1.Lawsuit
- 2.Regulation
- 3.Social Media
- 4.Freedom of Speech
- 5.Freedom of the press
- 6.Child Health
- 7.Privacy Rights
countries
organizations
- 1.TikTok
- 2.ByteDance Ltd
- 3.White House
- 4.American Civil Liberties Union
- 5.Asian American Foundation
- 6.Grindr
- 7.Hispanic Heritage Foundation
- 8.US Department of Justice