TikTok was aware of risks kids and teens face on its platform, legal document alleges
- TikTok's internal documents reveal the platform's teams recognized harmful effects on young users but limited preventive measures to avoid a drop in traffic.
- The lawsuit alleges that TikTok's research indicates users likely become addicted after watching 260 videos, correlating "compulsive usage" with negative mental health effects.
- Despite implementing some screen time limits, documents suggest that ByteDance did not seek to enhance these tools, knowing their effectiveness was limited.
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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 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.
Jyllands-Posten
PolitikenThe social media TikTok is well aware that it can make its primarily young users addicted to the medium's short videos. In fact, TikTok itself has researched how long it takes for users to…
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