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Utah sues TikTok for addicting children to the app

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TikTok has long been under hot water with governments worldwide, thanks to its deranged data privacy practices. Now, in a recent development, Utah’s Division of Consumer Protection (UDCP) filed a lawsuit against TikTok for its alleged involvement with the Chinese company, ByteDance, and its addictive nature for children. As explained by Utah Governor Spencer Cox, TikTok not only misled parents about the safety of its app for children but also “illegally baited children” with features designed to encourage continuous scrolling, ultimately increasing revenue for the app. Advertisement Advertisement “We will not stand by while these companies fail to take meaningful…

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