SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Platform designed to promote excessive, compulsive, and addictive use * * * California Attorney General Rob Bonta and New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a bipartisan coalition of 14 attorneys general in filing separate enforcement actions against TikTok for violations of state consumer protection laws. Filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court, Attorney General   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA announces new final regulations and new funding under the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda for clean drinking water * * * BOSTON (Oct. 8, 2024) - Today, the Biden-Harris Administration issued a final rule requiring drinking water systems across the country to identify and replace lead pipes within 10 years. The Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) also require m  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 9 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: * * * Download a broadcast quality video file of Attorney General Raoul's remarks here (https://cms.illinois.gov/agency/media/video/videos.html). Raoul, Bipartisan Coalition Allege TikTok Targets Youth with Addictive Features * * * Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced that his office filed a lawsuit against TikTok for its harmful business practices targeting  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 9 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: * * * Lawsuit Alleges TikTok Deliberately Exploited Young People to Induce Compulsive, Addictive Social Media Use for * * * Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today filed a lawsuit in Suffolk Superior Court against TikTok Inc. and its affiliated entities TikTok LLC, ByteDance Inc. and ByteDance Ltd. (collectively, "TikTok") for intentionally d  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 9 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein and a bipartisan group of 12 attorneys general today sued TikTok and its parent company ByteDance Ltd. for harming the children and teenagers in their states. The Attorneys General allege that TikTok designed its app to be addictive while misrepresenting the mental, emotional, and physical risks the app posed to young users. Attorney Genera  more

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 9 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: * * * AG James Leads Bipartisan Coalition of 14 AGs Alleging TikTok Addicted Young People to its Platform and Collected Their Data Without Consent Lawsuits Seek to Change TikTok's Harmful Features to Protect Young People * * * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a bipartisan coalition of 14 attorneys gene  more

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 9 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced today that Oregon is joining a bipartisan coalition of 14 state attorneys general in filing separate enforcement actions against TikTok for violations of state consumer protection laws. Oregon's action, which will be filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court on Wednesday, alleges that TikTok exploits and harms young users and deceive  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Oct. 9 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: * * * Lawsuit Alleges TikTok Intentionally Hooked Kids While Reaping the Profits from an Illegal Virtual Economy * * * Attorney General Charity Clark announced a lawsuit today against TikTok Inc. for multiple violations of Vermont's Consumer Protection Act. This multistate lawsuit follows a similar complaint filed last year against Meta Platforms, Inc. alleging manipulativ  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Oct. 9 -- Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: * * * Social media giant accused of designing app to be addictive to young users * * * Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that he is suing TikTok for putting profits before the well-being of millions of its most vulnerable users by creating a platform that is addictive to youth. Ferguson's lawsuit is part of a nationwide bipartisan effort, with 13 other   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Oct. 8, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over 250 Organizations Made Voluntary Commitments to White House Challenge to Save Lives from Overdose Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing that over 250 organizations, businesses, and stakeholders across the country have made voluntary commitments to the White House Challenge to Save Lives from Overdose. The Challenge, launched earlier   more