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Oct. 9, 2024

California leads multi-state lawsuit against TikTok over youth safety

The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Santa Clara County Superior Court, accuses the popular video-sharing platform of deliberately designing its app to be addictive and harmful to young users while misleading the public about its safety measures.

Rob Bonta

California, along with 13 other states, filed a lawsuit against TikTok on Tuesday, intensifying scrutiny on the Chinese-owned social media giant, which has faced mounting concerns over its addictive algorithm and allegations of acting as a potential surveillance tool for a foreign government.

"TikTok's platform has hooked millions of kids throughout America, millions of them in California, and it's hurting them," Attorney General Rob Bonta said at a news conferen...

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