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Utah became the latest state Tuesday to file a lawsuit against TikTok, alleging the company is “baiting” children into addictive and unhealthy social media habits.

TikTok lures children into hours of social media use, misrepresents the app’s safety and deceptively portrays itself as independent of its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, Utah claims in the lawsuit.

“We will not stand by while these companies fail to take adequate, meaningful action to protect our children. We will prevail in holding social media companies accountable by any means necessary,” Republican Gov. Spencer Cox said at a news conference announcing the lawsuit, which was filed in state court in Salt Lake City.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

They can sue a company doing the corporate media thing very successfully, because it doesn't directly fund them....but they can't hold gun manufacturers, oil and gas companies, etc. accountable for actual harmful effects.

Is social media good? Hell no. But it isn't illegal. These kids can literally work in factories again, be married off to pedos, and these people are faking outrage to distract from all of that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean I have issues with TikTok but parents could also just like not let their kids use it. Parental controls are a thing. I don't understand why people get so upset at social media companies for trying to get everyone they possibly can to use their apps as much as they can since it's how they make their money lol. They're corporations, not charities - don't expect them to do the right thing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

i don't understand why people get upset at nestle for taking and reselling water

it's how they make their money lol

they're a corporation not a charity

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

I hate my state.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago

Why do they hate freedom so much?

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