Florida sues TikTok for allegedly violating social media ban for children

Florida is TikTok being sued over claims The company does not comply with the state’s child safety law, which reportedly prohibits children under 14 from creating social media accounts. earlier before Reuters. suit, Submitted on MondayTikTok is still allowing 13-year-olds in Florida to use the platform and is actively “deceiving” parents about its risks, the company claims.

When reached for comment, TikTok’s US spokesperson, Jimmy Favazza, said the company was interacting constructively and in good faith with the Florida Attorney General, adding that the platform “has notified users under the age of 14 in Florida that their accounts will be suspended.”

In addition to violating social media law, Florida Attorney General James Othmeyer alleges that TikTok is not complying with consumer protection laws by “lying” to parents about content within its app. “Although videos containing alcohol, tobacco, and drug content are readily available on TikTok, Defendants inform consumers in the App Store that ‘alcohol, tobacco, and drug… references’ are ‘rare/moderate’ on the platform,” the lawsuit alleges. It also claims that TikTok designs its app to be “addictive” to children and teens. It faces TikTok, along with Meta and YouTube as well Dozens of other lawsuits Claiming that she failed to protect the children.