United States of America: US State Attorneys General investigation into TikTok (California, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, Tennessee, Vermont)
Progress
Current status
under investigation
12 Dec 2023 under investigation
02 Mar 2022 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Other operating conditions
Policy Instrument
Quality of Service requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
judiciary
executive
Government Body
court
central government
Implementation Level
subnational
Timeline of events
Issued court ruling requiring TikTok to provide information in the State Attorneys General's investigation into the platform's physical and mental health effects on children
On 12 December 2023, a North Carolina Superior Court ordered TikTok to comply with the North Carolina Attorney General's investigation, conducted in cooperation with other states' Attorneys General. The company is suspected of causing mental and phy…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court
Announced US State Attorneys General investigation on TikTok
The Attorneys General of California, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Vermont have announced a bipartisan joint investigation on whether the social media platform TikTok causes or exacerbates physical and mental…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government