Utah A.G. Reyes: Utah Sues TikTok Over Child Addiction Harm, Safety Misrepresentation, and Chinese Entanglement
October 11, 2023
October 11, 2023
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 11 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Oct. 10, 2023:
Today, Attorney General Sean D. Reyes and Utah Governor Spencer J. Cox announced a lawsuit against TikTok. After extensive investigation, the State alleges the social media giant illegally baits children into addictive and unhealthy use, blatantly misrepresents the app's safety, and deceptively portrays itself as independent of its China-based parent company, ByteDance.
Today, Attorney General Sean D. Reyes and Utah Governor Spencer J. Cox announced a lawsuit against TikTok. After extensive investigation, the State alleges the social media giant illegally baits children into addictive and unhealthy use, blatantly misrepresents the app's safety, and deceptively portrays itself as independent of its China-based parent company, ByteDance.