United States of America: Lawsuit against Tiktok over allegedly promoting misleading level of data security
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
07 Dec 2022 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Other operating conditions
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
Announced lawsuit by Indiana AG against Tiktok over alleged deceptive acts and misleading users about security and data practices
On 7 December 2022, the Attorney General (AG) of Indiana filed a lawsuit against Tiktok and its parent company Bytedance. The lawsuit alleges that Tiktok misleads its users about the application's level of security and data governance standards. Acc…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
announcement
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court