The attorney general argues that the social media company violated the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act by listing itself as appropriate for children.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a second lawsuit against the social media platform TikTok, according to a news release Thursday. Paxton claimed in the suit that TikTok shows “inappropriate and explicit material” to minors while also ...
"TikTok actively worked to deceive parents and lure children onto their app despite the presence of an overwhelming amount of profane and illicit material," Paxton said. "Companies may not jeopardize the health and wellbeing of Texas children by blatantly lying about the products they provide."
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Attorney General Ken Paxton sued TikTok on Thursday, alleging the social media company deceptively marketed its application as safe for minors in violation of Texas law. The lawsuit accuses TikTok of misleading consumers by maintaining an age rating of 12-plus in app stores instead of 17-plus.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a second lawsuit against TikTok, accusing the company of falsely promoting their app as safe for minors.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a second lawsuit against the social media platform TikTok, according to a news release Thursday. Paxton claimed in the suit that TikTok shows ...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday sued TikTok for the second time in recent months, accusing the social media company of violating deceptive trade law by downplaying its addictiveness ...
TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — "Ken Paxton files second lawsuit against TikTok for exposing minors to explicit content" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media ...
The suit filed last week alleges the app deceptively promotes itself as safe for children, despite the increase of inappropriate and explicit content.