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Judge Rejects TikTok’s Bid to Dismiss New Hampshire Lawsuit
Social media platform TikTok has lost its bid to dismiss New Hampshire’s lawsuit alleging that it designed addictive features that harm teens’ mental health. New Hampshire Superior Court Justice John Kissinger allowed the company to avoid part of the state’s lawsuit that alleged it misrepresented its geographic origin. However, Kissinger rejected on July 11 several other arguments, including TikTok’s claim that the First Amendment shielded it fr…
New Hampshire says TikTok turns teen minds into addicts. A judge says the claims can move forward
New Hampshire’s claims against TikTok’s negative influence on teen minds through “addictive” algorithms will stay despite the social media giant’s efforts to have them dismissed. New Hampshire Superior Court Presiding Justice John C. Kissinger, Jr. this week ordered that all but one of the state’s nine claims were allowed. “The Court’s decision is an important step toward holding TikTok accountable for unlawful practices that put children at ris…
New Hampshire, the U.S. state court, has rejected TikTok's request to dismiss the lawsuit, alleging that its addictive algorithm harms the mental health of teenagers.
Bytedance wanted to dismiss the lawsuit – but the judge wants to investigate the allegations of an addictive design by TikTok.
A study carried out by the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California (USC) warned that adolescents who watch social media publications on e-cigarettes or cannabis, whether from friends or influencers, are more likely to try or consume these substances. The study, published in JAMA Network Open magazine, found a direct association between exposure to these contents and dual use of cannabis and vapeo, i.e. the use of both pr…
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