TikTok was aware of risks kids and teens face on its platform, legal document alleges

Ticker: TikTok was aware of risks kids face on its platform, lawsuit alleges

TikTok has been aware that its design features are detrimental to its young users and that publicly touted tools aimed at limiting kids’ time on the site were largely ineffective. That’s according to internal documents and communications exposed in lawsuit filed by the state of Kentucky. The details are among redacted portions of Kentucky’s lawsuit that contains the company’s internal communications and documents unearthed during a more than two…

TikTok’s research reportedly acknowledges negative effects on teens

Court documents suggest that TikTok executives are aware of the app's potential harm to teenagers, according to reporting by NPR and Kentucky Public

TikTok is reportedly aware of its bad effects on teen users

TikTok's executives and employees are well aware that it's addictive and that it has bad effects on teen users' mental health, according to unredacted documents from Kentucky's lawsuit against the app.

TikTok sued by 14 attorneys general over alleged harm to children’s mental health - Egypt Independent

New York CNN  —  A bipartisan group of 14 attorneys general from across the country filed lawsuits on Tuesday against TikTok, alleging that the platform has “addicted” young people and harmed their mental health.

TikTok Execs Knew About The App's Effect On Teens

New documents have been revealed that show that TikTok executives were well aware of the harmful effects of the app on teen users.

Document: “Tik Tok” was aware of its bad effects on young people - 10/11/2024

TikTok teams have identified the platform’s harmful effects on young users, but limited safeguards for fear of a decline in user numbers, according to internal documents revealed by Kentucky Public Radio on Friday (11). The documents were contained in the lawsuit issued by the Attorney General of Kentucky, along with 12 other US states and the Attorney General of Washington, which accuses TikTok of harming the mental health of its young users. K…