United States of America: US State Attorneys General lawsuit against TikTok for for misleading the public on the platform's safety and harming young people's mental health

Progress

Current status
under deliberation
08 Oct 2024 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Fair marketing and advertising practice requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
subnational

Timeline of events

08 Oct 2024
under deliberation

Filed US State Attorneys Lawsuit against Tiktok over allegedly exploiting young users and violating state consumer protection laws

On 8 October 2024, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and New York Attorney General Letitia James, led a coalition of 14 other states in filing separate enforcement actions against TikTok and its parent company ByteDance, alleging that the platfo…

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

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