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Utah sues TikTok, claiming platform harms kids, downplays China ties
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Most U.S. states already prohibit the use of TikTok on government-owned devices, and Montana has issued a statewide ban that's being challenged in court.
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Utah Gov. Spencer Cox invoked research about social media’s effect on teens, including a recent U.S. Surgeon General report, in announcing the lawsuit.
Utah became the latest state Tuesday to file a lawsuit against TikTok, alleging the company is “baiting” children into addictive and unhealthy social media habits.
Most U.S. states already prohibit the use of TikTok on government-owned devices, and Montana has issued a statewide ban that's being challenged in court.
Utah sued TikTok over its alleged harmful impacts on children and deception about its connections to China through its Beijing-based parent company ByteDance.
Utah officials claimed TikTok lures children into viewing harmful content, and that it falsely claims it is independent of its China-based parent company ByteDance.
Utah became the latest state Tuesday to file a lawsuit against TikTok, alleging the company is “baiting” children into addictive and unhealthy social media habits.
The State of Utah has formally submitted its lawsuit against social media giant, TikTok, claiming the platform is intentionally causing harm toward Utah’s youth.
Utah sued Chinese-owned app TikTok on Tuesday, accusing it of harming children by intentionally keeping young users spending unhealthy amounts of time on the short-video sharing platform.
Arkansas and Indiana have filed similar lawsuits while the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to decide whether state attempts to regulate social media platforms such as Facebook, X and TikTok violate the Constitution
Utah is the latest state to sue TikTok, and at least one state, Montana, has banned it. The Chinese-owned media company has been under fire, accused of manipulating children and of being a spy for the Chinese government.
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