💰 Indiana is suing TikTok over claims it misled users about child safety and data security

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Indiana's Attorney General, Todd Rokita, accused TikTok of exposing children "to drug use, alcohol abuse, profanity and sexually explicit material at a young age," The Wall Street Journal reported.The lawsuit also accused TikTok of falsely claiming it was appropriate for users between 13 and 17 years old, per a media release issued by Rokita.The lawsuit claimed that TikTok had deceived consumers to believe that highly sensitive information was "protected from the Chinese government and Communist Party," per the release."The TikTok app is a malicious and menacing threat unleashed on unsuspecting Indiana consumers by a Chinese company that knows full well the harms it inflicts on users," Rokita said."With this pair of lawsuits, we hope to force TikTok to stop its false, deceptive and misleading practices, which violate Indiana law.""

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