United States of America: Arkansas's Attorney General lawsuit against TikTok and ByteDance for allegedly misleading consumers about the nature of their content
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
28 Mar 2023 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
other service provider
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
subnational
Timeline of events
Announced lawsuit against TikTok and ByteDance for allegedly misleading its consumers about the nature of the platform's content (Case No. 12CV-23-65)
On 28 March 2023, Arkansas's Attorney General (AG) filed a lawsuit against TikTok, Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd., ByteDance Inc., and ByteDance Ltd. for allegedly misleading consumers about the extent of safety and security of the platform. The AG argued t…
Event type
public lawsuit
Action type
announcement
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court