Unsealed docs: in its lawsuit, New York alleges TikTok gave thousands of users, including youth, non-functional safety features as part of placebo experiments (Diana Novak Jones/Reuters)
New York alleges TikTok gave thousands of users, including young people, non-functional safety features in placebo experiments. The case is among more than two dozen state lawsuits accusing TikTok of designing its platform to encourage addictive use among children.
The allegations raise questions about whether platform safety features protect young users or merely appear to do so, with potential legal and regulatory consequences for TikTok.
