Indiana filed a pair of lawsuits against TikTok Wednesday, alleging the platform is deceiving consumers about its content and data security, the latest in a growing number of moves by state officials to push back against the platform’s influence on children and its connections to China.
The state said its lawsuits are the first of their kind against the popular app and its owner, Beijing-based ByteDance Ltd. In one of the complaints, Indiana alleged that TikTok’s algorithm is designed to addict young users and promotes harmful content that isn’t appropriate for them. The lawsuit cites studies and reports linking heavy use of the platform to mental disorders among teenagers, including eating disorders and depression.
“TikTok is actively exposing our children to drug use, alcohol abuse, profanity and sexually explicit material at a young age,” Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, a Republican, said. “TikTok is deceiving Indiana parents.”
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AUSTIN, Texas (KTRK) — Gov. Greg Abbott announced his ban on TikTok for state-issued devices, arguing that the China-based company has access to private data and poses threat to the United States.
The video above is about the Federal Communications Commission asking Apple, Google to block TikTok from their app stores.
On Wednesday, Abbott said in a tweet he is “also calling for legislation to make the ban permanent and to broaden the ban.”