TikTok knows how many videos it takes to get you addicted
A series of internal documents from TikTok reveal that the company knows more about its platform's addictive nature than it admits publicly. The company knows how quickly users can become addicted and how devastating the app can be in children's lives. Fourteen states are currently suing TikTok, accusing it of making children addicted, mainly over […]
TikTok owner fires intern who ‘maliciously interfered’ with AI project
ByteDance, the China-based parent company of TikTok, has fired an intern for allegedly disrupting a training session on artificial intelligence. ByteDance confirmed the worker was sentenced to prison in August for “maliciously interfering” with a research project to train AI models. The company denied reports that the interns cost “tens of millions of dollars” and […]
Gov. Hogan orders TikTok ban for Maryland state employees | FOX 5 DC
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has announced that the state has issued an emergency directive to prohibit the use of TikTok for … source
New investigation claims TikTok execs know the app harms kids
TikTok is intentionally harming children. And while the same goes for many other social media platforms, none is more sinister than the Chinese-owned apps that have become parasites on the minds of young Americans. New documents obtained in an investigation by Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman show that TikTok is well aware that children under […]
TikTok ‘Propaganda’ on Israel Has Made Gen Z Support the Real Oppressors in Iran, Ignore Jewish Deaths
On Friday's broadcast of HBO's “Real Time,” host Bill Maher said, “Gen Z's minds have been hardened by the propaganda they see on TikTok,” and expressed their feelings toward the Jewish victims of Oct. 7. He said there was a tendency to show indifference and support for Iran and Hamas. A real oppressor. In his […]
Family sues after finding out on TikTok funeral home sent mom’s body to wrong country
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NJ judge suspended for TikTok videos where he mouthed sexy and explicit lyrics in judicial robes or half-naked: report
A New Jersey judge has been suspended for three months for posting a series of TikTok videos in which he lip-syncs vulgar, curse-filled lyrics, sometimes half-naked or in a robe, according to a report. That's what it means. Belen County Superior Court Judge Gary Wilcox posted 40 videos over two years starting in April 2021 […]
14 states sue TikTok, claiming American teens are addicted to scrolling endlessly
More than a dozen U.S. attorneys general are suing TikTok in their respective jurisdictions. The new lawsuit primarily criticizes the platform's algorithms for being addictive to children. One of the litigants, Letitia James of New York, said TikTok challenges that indirectly encourage users to follow trends have killed and injured American teens. According to BBCJames […]
States sue TikTok, alleging platform is addictive, harms kids' mental health
More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia sued TikTok on Tuesday, accusing it of “deceiving” the public about the dangers and abusing and harming young users. California Attorney General Rob Bonta and New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of 14 attorneys general, each filing a lawsuit in state court […]
TikTok sued by 13 states — including NY — over harmful, addictive features
TikTok faces a new lawsuit filed Tuesday by 13 states and the District of Columbia, accusing the popular social media platform of harming young people and failing to protect them. Separate lawsuits filed in New York, California, the District of Columbia and 11 other states extend Chinese-owned TikTok's legal battle with regulators and seek new […]