Arkansas sues TikTok, Meta over privacy, child safety claims
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Arkansas is suing TikTok and Facebook parent Meta over concerns about the safety of children on the platforms and protections of users' private data. The state on Tuesday filed two lawsuits against TikTok and its parent company ByteDance.
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Arkansas is suing TikTok and Facebook parent Meta over concerns about the safety of children on the platforms and protections of users' private data. The state on Tuesday filed two lawsuits against TikTok and its parent company ByteDance.
Arkansas AG Tim Griffin has filed 3 lawsuits against Meta and TikTok, which are being accused of "exposing teens to damaging content" through the apps.
Gov. Sarah Sanders and Attorney General Tim Griffin announced three lawsuits against social media companies under the state’s deceptive trade practices law. The suits claim Meta and TikTok are damaging children in Arkansas.
The state of Arkansas has sued TikTok, its parent ByteDance, and Facebook-parent Meta over claims the companies' products are harmful to users, in the latest effort by public officials to take social media companies to court over mental-health and privacy concerns.
Arkansas has filed a trio of lawsuits against TikTok and Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, on accusations that they engage in deceptive business practices that put children and the personal data of residents at risk.