TikTok is already fighting for its life in America. Congress passed and President Biden signed a law which requires the Chinese company to either sell its US operation or be banned by January. The company is still fighting that in court. Now TikTok has been sued by a group of 13 states who allege the site harm’s the mental health of children.
A bipartisan group of 14 attorneys general from across the country filed lawsuits on Tuesday against TikTok, alleging that the platform has “addicted” young people and harmed their mental health.
The lawsuits take issue with various elements of the TikTok platform, including its endlessly scrolling feed of content, TikTok “challenge” videos that sometimes encourage users to engage in risky behavior and late-night push notifications that the attorneys general claim can disrupt kids’ sleep…
“TikTok’s underlying business model…
