“Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird sued TikTok for deceiving Iowans, particularly parents, by lying about children’s widespread access to inappropriate content on its social-media app. “TikTok has kept parents in the dark,” said Attorney General Bird. “It’s time we shine a light on TikTok for exposing young children to graphic materials such as sexual content, self-harm, illegal drug use, and worse. TikTok has sneaked past parental blocks by misrepresenting the severity of its content. But no longer. As a mom and prosecutor, I am committed to equipping parents with information to keep their kids safe and to holding TikTok accountable.” The lawsuit explains that TikTok:Claims a “12+” rating in Apple’s App Store, despite frequent and intense adult content, including: Sexual content and nudity Profanity and crude humorMature and suggestive themes….”Other publicly traded companies in the social media space include: Meta Platforms (META), Snap (SNAP), X(TWTR), Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), Spotify (SPOT) and Tencent (TCEHY) and Pinterest (PINS).
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