TikTok Faces Two-Party Push to Yield Data in Kids Harm Probe (1)

March 6, 2023, 9:47 PM UTCUpdated: March 6, 2023, 10:28 PM UTC

TikTok is facing a legal push by 47 US attorneys general to release company materials Tennessee’s AG first sought a year ago for a “confidential investigation” into the video streaming app’s effect on young user’s mental health.

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and his counterparts from seven other states last year announced a bipartisan effort to investigate whether TikTok is endangering children and violating state consumer protection laws. All have submitted requests for information to the company.

Skrmetti on Monday asked a Tennessee state court to order TikTok to comply with his office’s March 2022 request regarding the social media ...

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