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TikTok to pay Alabama $100 million in addiction lawsuit settlement
Original: TikTok will pay Alabama $100 million to settle social media addiction lawsuit https://www.engadget.com/2269822/tiktok-wi
TikTok has agreed to pay Alabama $100 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the platform of fuelling social media addiction among young users. The agreement makes Alabama one of the US states to extract a major payout from the company over claims its app is designed to keep children hooked. The deal adds to mounting legal and regulatory pressure on TikTok in the United States over youth safety.
Why now: The settlement is a significant legal defeat for TikTok amid growing US state lawsuits over social media's impact on children.
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- TikTok will pay Alabama $100 million to settle social media addiction lawsuit https://www.engadget.com/2269822/tiktok-will-pay-alabama-100-million-to-settle-social-media-addiction-lawsuit/ # Tech # SocialMedia # Law · engadget@robot.villas · 4
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