United States of America: Public lawsuit against TikTok over violations of the Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment Act (SCOPE Act)

Progress

Current status
under deliberation
03 Oct 2024 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
subnational

Timeline of events

03 Oct 2024
under deliberation

Filed public lawsuit against TikTok for sharing minors’ personal data without parental consent

On 3 October 2024, the Attorney General of Texas (AG) initiated legal proceedings against TikTok in a public lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that TikTok has violated the Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment (SCOPE) Act. In accordance w…

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type announcement
Government branch judiciary
Government body court

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