United States of America: Lawsuit against Tiktok over alleged unfair and deceptive statements regarding content displayed to minors
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
07 Dec 2022 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
subnational
Timeline of events
Announced lawsuit by Indiana AG against Tiktok over alleged unfair and deceptive statements regarding content displayed to minors
On 7 December 2022, the Attorney General (AG) of Indiana filed a public lawsuit in the Superior Court of Allen County against Tiktok and its parent company Bytedance. The lawsuit alleges that Tiktok intentionally misleads its users and their parents…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body