TikTok sued over 'addictive' features that cause physical and mental harm to kids
More than half of American teens aged 13 to 17 use TikTok, the short-form video social media app owned by ByteDance, a Chinese company.
States sue TikTok, claiming its platform is addictive and harms the mental health of children
More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia have filed lawsuits against TikTok on Tuesday, alleging the popular short-form video app is harming youth mental health by designing its platform to be addictive to kids.
TikTok sued by 13 states and DC, accused of harming younger users
TikTok faces new lawsuits filed by 13 U.S. states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday, accusing the popular social media platform of harming and failing to protect young people.
More than a dozen states sue TikTok, alleging it harms kids and is designed to addict them
Lawsuits filed by more than a dozen state attorneys general argue that TikTok knowingly exacerbates the youth mental health crisis and places profits over child safety.
States sue TikTok, saying its addictive features hook children
More than a dozen states are filing lawsuits Tuesday accusing TikTok of harming the well-being of children by using addictive product features that keep them hooked on the platform, in a bipartisan salvo that amplifies the company’s legal perils as it tries to stave off a federal ban.
NY, 13 other states sue TikTok for 'harmful practices' targeting kids
A bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from New York and 13 other states are suing TikTok for allegedly harming young people’s mental health.
14 Attorneys General Sue TikTok As Its Future In The U.S. Is On The Line
More than a dozen bipartisan AGs are filing new lawsuits against TikTok. With the potential for a nationwide ban on the app ...
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Who U.S. Adults Follow on TikTok
The accounts that Americans follow on TikTok are almost entirely bespoke to each individual user. The 664 TikTok users in this study collectively follow nearly a quarter-million other accounts. Some ...
Revyze, a ‘TikTok for education’ startup, draws on Duolingo to add bite-sized learning too
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TikTok star dies after revealing unspecified illness
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TikTok Rolls Out AI-Driven Ad Solutions to Rival Meta’s Dominance
TikTok has introduced AI-driven ad solutions at Advertising Week, including the Smart+ suite that automates targeting, ...
Facebook, YouTube and TikTok users in Europe get forum to challenge social media content decisions
Social media users across the European Union will soon have a new forum to challenge decisions by platforms to remove posts ...
What is the Hopecore TikTok trend? The wholesomeness and the controversy, explained
The Hopecore meme trend began on TikTok in early 2023. It uses the -core aesthetic popularized by social media to post ...