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TikTok Will Pay Alabama $100 Million To Settle Social Media Addiction Lawsuit

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It has also committed to implementing changes meant to address the state’s concerns. Midnight Studio TH/Shutterstock TikTok has agreed to pay Alabama a minimum of $100 million to settle the state's allegations that the app was deliberately designed to keep teens and kids addicted to social media. The lawsuit was supposed to go to trial next week. As Reuters notes, this is TikTok's first deal with a state for a social media addiction lawsuit. Alabama sued the app and its developer, Chinese company ByteDance, last year. This is but one of the social media addiction lawsuits TikTok is facing, however; more…

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