Utah sues TikTok over ‘addictive and destructive social media habits’

Utah sues TikTok over ‘addictive and destructive social media habits’
Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes listens as Gov Spencer Cox speaks during a press conference following the announcement that Utah filed a lawsuit against TikTok (Bethany Baker/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP/PA)

Utah has became the latest US state to sue 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.

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