Several US state AGs launch a probe into TikTok, focusing on whether the app's design and operations negatively impact young users' physical or mental health

- TikTok is under investigation by a bipartisan group of state attorneys general to determine if the popular short-form video …

CNBC 2022-03-03 Lauren Feiner

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@newjerseyoag @newjerseyoag on x
No social media company should put views and likes over the safety and well-being of children. We need to protect our kids. That's why we're co-leading a nationwide investigation into TikTok. https://www.njoag.gov/...
@agrobbonta Rob Bonta on x
NEWS: We're launching a nationwide investigation into TikTok. Our children are growing up in the age of social media, with a devastating toll on their mental health. We intend to find out what TikTok knows about these mental health effects. https://oag.ca.gov/...
@agellison Attorney General Keith Ellison on x
My job is to help Minnesotans of all ages live with dignity, safety, and respect. That's is why I've joined a bipartisan, nationwide investigation into the harms that using TikTok may cause young users, and what TikTok knew about those harms. https://www.ag.state.mn.us/...
@carnage4life @carnage4life on x
TikTok's time under the spotlight begins. It never made much sense for politicians & media to freak out about whether the #3 social app for U.S. teens was bad for them without looking at #1. Once you go from underdog to wonder dog, you become media's 🎯 https://www.cnbc.com/...
@vtattorneygen Vermont AG Donovan on x
NEW: My office is co-leading a bipartisan, nationwide investigation into TikTok. This investigation is about protecting kids and supporting parents. You can read our full release here⬇️ https://ago.vermont.gov/...
@scattygenoffice @scattygenoffice on x
Today, @AGAlanWilson joined a nationwide investigation into TikTok for providing and promoting its social media platform to children and young adults while use is associated with physical and mental health harms. https://www.wsj.com/...
@kyoag Attorney General Daniel Cameron on x
Today, we announced that we are co-leading a nationwide investigation into TikTok. The investigation will look into the harms caused by use of TikTok among children and young adults and what TikTok knew about those harms. Read more: https://kentucky.gov/... https://twitter.com/..…
@massago Maura Healey on x
State attorneys general have an imperative to protect young people and seek more information about how companies like TikTok are influencing their daily lives.
@zamaan_qureshi Zamaan Qureshi on x
New: AG's (from NE, MA, CA, FL, NJ, KY, TN, VT) probing Facebook's online harms to children extend scrutiny to TikTok. https://www.wsj.com/...
@massago Maura Healey on x
As children and teens already grapple with issues of anxiety, social pressure, and depression, we cannot allow social media to further harm their physical health and mental wellbeing. https://www.google.com/...
@kantrowitz Alex Kantrowitz on x
Was only a matter of time till TikTok got its turn in the spotlight https://twitter.com/...

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