Seven French families have filed a lawsuit against social media giant TikTok, accusing the platform of exposing their adolescent children to harmful content that led to two of them taking their own lives at 15, their lawyer said on Monday.

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French families sue TikTok over alleged failure to remove harmful content

The platform is accused of exposing seven children to videos promoting self-harm, and suicide.

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Seven French families have filed a lawsuit against social media giant TikTok, accusing the platform of exposing their adolescent children to harmful content that led to two of them taking their own lives at 15, their lawyer said Monday.

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French families of teens who took own lives sue TikTok over alleged failure to remove harmful content

Lawsuit alleges that the app's 'deliberately addictive design' harms the mental health of young people and that the algorithm makes self-harm practices and eating disorders seem 'trivial'. TikTok was sued by a group of seven French families who blame the social network for harming the mental health of their children, leading two of them to suicide. The families, grouped in the association Algos Victima, filed the lawsuit in a court in Créteil, s…

Ação alega que 'design deliberadamente viciante' do aplicativo prejudica saúde mental dos jovens e que algoritmo faz parecer 'trivial' práticas de automutilação e distúrbios alimentares O TikTok foi processado por um grupo de sete famílias francesas que culpa a rede social por prejudicar a saúde mental de seus filhos, levando dois deles ao suicídio. As famílias, agrupadas na associação Algos Victima, entraram com a ação em um tribunal em Créteil…

Famílias na  França vão à Justiça contra o TikTok após suicídios de crianças

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Families in France go to court against TikTok after child suicides

They allege that the platform's algorithm exposes teens to videos promoting suicide and self-harm. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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After the suicides of two French 15-year-olds, families are suing TikTok in the first group lawsuit against the tech giant in Europe.
Attorney Laure Boutron-Marmion, representing seven families, told broadcaster franceinfo on Nov. 4 that the families allege TikTok’s algorithm recommended children videos promoting suicide, self harm, and eating disorders.
“The parents want TikTok’s legal liability to be recognized in court,” Boutron-Marmion said.…

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The lawsuit alleges TikTok's algorithm exposed the seven teenagers to videos promoting suicide, self-harm and eating disorders

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TikTok was sued by a group of seven French families who blame the social network app for harming the mental health of their children, driving two of them to suicide.

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TikTok sued by families in France after children’s suicides

PARIS, Nov 4 — Seven French families have filed a lawsuit against social media giant TikTok, accusing the platform of exposing their adolescent children to harmful content that led to two of them taking their own lives at 15, their lawyer said on Monday. The lawsuit alleges TikTok’s algorithm exposed the seven teenagers to videos promoting suicide, self-harm and eating disorders, lawyer Laure Boutron-Marmion told broadcaster franceinfo. The fami…

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