Appeals court reinstates Indiana lawsuit against TikTok alleging child safety, privacy concerns

Appeals court reinstates Indiana lawsuit against TikTok alleging child safety, privacy concerns

The Indiana Court of Appeals has reinstated a lawsuit filed by the state accusing TikTok of deceiving its users about the video-sharing platform’s level of inappropriate content for children and the security of its consumers’ personal information.

Indiana appellate court reinstates attorney general's TikTok lawsuit • Indiana Capital Chronicle

An Allen County judge previously dismissed the case. (Photo illustration by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)The Indiana Court of Appeals on Monday reinstated a lawsuit accusing TikTok and Chinese parent company ByteDance of deceiving consumers. Allen Superior Court Judge Jennifer DeGroote dismissed Attorney General Todd Rokita’s lawsuits last November, writing that the state lacked personal jurisdiction over the firms and that the state hadn’t made a …

Appeals Court Upholds Indiana’s Lawsuit Against TikTok

The Indiana Court of Appeals has overturned a ruling by an Allen County judge that threw out a lawsuit against TikTok filed by the state.

Indiana Court of Appeals overturns Allen County judge's ruling to dismiss State's TikTok lawsuit

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Indiana Court of Appeals has overturned an Allen County judge's ruling that dismissed a lawsuit filed by the State of Indiana against TikTok back in late 2022. The lawsuit, which is comprised of two complaints, argued TikTok engaged in deceptive practices that violated Indiana's Deceptive Consumer Sales Act (DCSA). TikTok responded with a motion to dismiss the lawsuit and the grounds that Indiana lacked specific ju…