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TikTok settles with Alabama ahead of first state trial over claims of teen harms
Sept 25 : TikTok and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, have reached a settlement with Alabama over allegations they designed the platform to addict children and misled consumers about its safety, marking the company’s first deal with a state as it fights similar claims nationwide.Under the settlement, Al
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First US trial against TikTok to open Monday
The case is part of growing legal action against social media companies over their impact on children and young users.
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First US trial against TikTok to test claims platform fueled teen mental health crisis
Sept 25 : An Alabama jury will hear the state’s claims that TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance made the platform addictive to young users and misled consumers about its safety, in the first case against the company to reach trial in the sweeping litigation over social media’s impact on teen wellbeing.
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US judge signals rejection of part of TikTok privacy settlement
WASHINGTON, Sept 19 : TikTok and ByteDance’s proposed $400 million settlement with the US Justice Department hit a hurdle on Friday after a federal judge indicated he would reject part of the agreement.TikTok and its Chinese parent company agreed in August to settle allegations that the short-video app violat
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Texas judge rules TikTok misled users on child safety feature
Sept 10 : A Texas judge ruled on Thursday that TikTok violated the state’s consumer protection law by misleading users about how it filtered content for minors and whether its “Restricted Mode” feature shielded children from inappropriate material. • Texas sued TikTok in January 2025, alleging it marketed i
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Portuguese group D3 sues Meta, TikTok and YouTube over addictive design
LISBON, Sept 10 : Portuguese digital rights group D3 has filed lawsuits against Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, accusing them of designing features in their platforms that keep users hooked, it said on Thursday.The four collective actions, which allow associations to bring cases on behalf of a broade
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Singapore to legislate stronger safeguards, possible daily time limit for teens on social media
Platforms that do not comply may have their minimum access age raised to 18, says Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo.
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Meta’s $18 billion settlement puts TikTok and YouTube on notice. Who’s next on the firing line?
“Meta is seeking to ensure its competitors will face the same rules,” one business professor told CNBC after Meta called on rivals to protect children online.
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Will Meta’s massive settlement in a landmark US suit spur it to implement age restriction measures worldwide?
Experts said it makes sense for Meta to roll out its restrictions elsewhere, and that the growing awareness of social media harms may pressure other platforms to do the same.
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Fact check: How AI is selling you weight loss
A viral TikTok weight-loss journey seemed authentic. But DW Fact Check found identical bodies and movements with different faces on accounts linked to Her75. Real users or AI-generated personas selling an app?
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