TikTok lawyers push back on addiction lawsuit claims

Image credit: Ideogram / ReadWrite. Article by Charlotte Colombo. ReadWrite – May 3, 2024.

TL;DR

• In a US court filing, lawyers allege TikTok offers safety features selectively, implying negligence in protecting American youth.
• ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, refuses to disclose Douyin’s (Chinese TikTok) operations, dismissing it as irrelevant to the case.
• TikTok faces over 1,000 lawsuits alleging addictive algorithms harming youth, amid US legislation urging divestment from its Chinese parent. […]

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