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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 13 Oct \ parent \ on: TikTok executives know about app’s effect on teens, lawsuit documents allege tech
The confidential material was part of a more than two-year investigation into TikTok by 14 attorneys general that led to state officials suing the company on Tuesday. The lawsuit alleges that TikTok was designed with the express intention of addicting young people to the app. The states argue the multi-billion-dollar company deceived the public about the risks.
_One unnamed TikTok executive put it in stark terms, saying the reason kids watch TikTok is because of the power of the app’s algorithm, “but I think we need to be cognizant of what it might mean for other opportunities,” said the company executive. “And when I say other opportunities, I literally mean sleep, and eating, and moving around the room, and looking at someone in the eyes.”
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States are suing TikTok so this is a civil not criminal case, the plaintiff being the states.
Suit alleges teenagers are being harmed. Will they receive financial compensation?
What about section 230 protections for TikTok?