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Pennsylvania attorney general sues TikTok

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Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday has announced a lawsuit against TikTok, accusing the social media giant of exposing children to adult-themed content, and using addictive features to keep kids engaged with the app.

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  1. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Pa. sues TikTok over ‘failures' to protect kids from adult content, addiction (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced a lawsuit against TikTok, accusing the social media giant of exposing children to adult-themed content and using addictive features. The complaint filed this week in Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, seeks “honesty” from TikTok in how its pla…

  2. ABC 27 Harrisburg

    Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday sues TikTok (opens ABC 27 Harrisburg)

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    HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) - Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday held a press conference on Tuesday to announce a civil lawsuit against the social media platform TikTok. According to Sunday, the state sued the social media giant in Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, alleging that the platform…

  3. 6ABC Philadelphia

    Pa. Attorney General announces lawsuit against TikTok; says site lacks safeguards for children (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday has announced a lawsuit against TikTok, saying it has failed to shield children from age-inappropriate material and over-usage of the app.

  4. Pennsylvania Capital-Star

    AG Dave Sunday sues TikTok for ‘misrepresenting’ suitability for Pennsylvania teenagers (opens Pennsylvania Capital-Star)

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    Nearly 100 million Americans use TikTok, a popular app for sharing short-form videos, every day, but Pennsylvania joined a growing number of states questioning the platform’s protections for young users.

  5. WFMZ Allentown

    69 News at 6 - Officials in Pennsylvania, New Jersey look to protect children from social media (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday says he is filing a lawsuit against the social media company TikTok, alleging it lies about how often adult-themed material appears on its platform to get an age-13+ app rating in App Stores. Meanwhile, New…

  6. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Pennsylvania sues TikTok, alleging addictive algorithms and age-inappropriate content (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Pennsylvania Attorney General David Sunday accuses TikTok of failing to protect children in a lawsuit filed this week.

  7. WNEP

    AG Sunday announces lawsuit against TikTok (opens WNEP)

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    Sunday says the social media platform has allegedly failed to properly safeguard children from adult-themed content on the app.

  8. KYMA Yuma

    Pennsylvania attorney general sues TikTok (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday has announced a lawsuit against TikTok, accusing the social media giant of exposing children to adult-themed content, and using addictive features to keep kids engaged with the app.

  9. KYMA Yuma

    Pennsylvania Attorney General sues Tik Tok accusing the social media giant of exposing children to addictive features (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday has announced a lawsuit against TikTok, accusing the social media giant of exposing children to adult-themed content, and using addictive features to keep kids engaged with the app.

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