A bipartisan group of 14 attorneys general accuse the company of using addictive features to hook children.
A bipartisan group of 14 attorneys general from across the country allege that the company uses addictive features to hook children to the app and that it has intentionally misled the public about the safety of prolonged use.
[…]
New York Attorney General Letitia James said young people across the country had died or been injured doing TikTok “challenges” and many others were feeling “more sad, anxious and depressed because of TikTok’s addictive features”.
She cited a 15-year-old boy, who died in Manhattan while “subway surfing” - riding on top of a moving subway car. His mother later found TikTok videos of such activity on his phone, she said.
[…]
Regulators have launched similar cases against Facebook and Instagram for their impact on young people’s mental health.
[…]
The Federal Trade Commission, a government watchdog, accused TikTok in August of violating child privacy laws.
You are not logged in. However you can subscribe from another Fediverse account, for example Lemmy or Mastodon. To do this, paste the following into the search field of your instance: !technology@beehaw.org
A nice place to discuss rumors, happenings, innovations, and challenges in the technology sphere. We also welcome discussions on the intersections of technology and society. If it’s technological news or discussion of technology, it probably belongs here.
Remember the overriding ethos on Beehaw: Be(e) Nice. Each user you encounter here is a person, and should be treated with kindness (even if they’re wrong, or use a Linux distro you don’t like). Personal attacks will not be tolerated.
I remember this being a thing before tik tok
This ‘blackout challenge’ on Tiktok was a thing before Tiktok?
removed by mod
Way before TikTok yeah. I remember almost the exact same headlines like 15 years ago in middle school.
Then it’s time to ban this.
Ban kids making up dumbshit challenges and attempting them?