Last week, we outlined the lawsuits against TikTok by New York, California, and North Carolina, that followed in the footsteps of Nebraska, Nevada (which filed suit against TikTok in February of 2024), and Indiana, which filed suit against TikTok in 2022. Since last week, at least 11 more states have joined the fray, including Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, Oregon, South Carolina, Vermont, Washington, and the District of Columbia.
The coalition of Attorneys General have each filed a suit against TikTok in their own state jurisdictions, alleging that TikTok mislead the public about the safety of the platform, that the platform knowingly uses addictive features, and that it harms young people’s mental health.
Separately, the Texas Attorney General has filed suit against TikTok alleging that it is violating Texas’ “The Security Children Online Through Parental Empowerment Act,” which went into effect on September 1, 2024. The law “bans social media companies from selling or even sharing a minor’s information unless it has the approval of a guardian of the minor.” We anticipate that more states will join the cause piling on top of TikTok’s current legal woes.
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