Vermont, New York AGs join multi-state lawsuit against TikTok [Video]

THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. LIVE IN BURLINGTON, YM, NBC5 NEWS. THE SOCIAL MEDIA APP “TIK- TOK” IS FACING MORE LEGAL PRESSURE. TODAY, 14 STATES… INCLUDING VERMONT AND NEW YORK… FILED LAWSUITS CLAIMING THE PLATFORM HARMS CHILDRENS’ MENTAL HEALTH. THE LAWSUITS ALLEGE TIK-TOK USES AN ADDICTIVE CONTENT RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM THAT PUTS PROFITS OVER SAFETY. A COALITION OF ATTORNEYS GENERAL CLAIM THE APP IS DESIGNED TO KEEP MINORS ON IT AS LONG AS POSSIBLE — WHICH HELPS THE COMPANY BOOST REVENUE FROM SELLING TARGETED ADS. THEY CITED TIK- TOK’S ENDLESS SCROLLING FEED OF CONTENT — ITS CHALLENGE VIDEOS — AND LATE-NIGHT PUSH NOTIFICATIONS THAT CAN DISRUPT SLEEP. THE COMPLAINT ALSO ALLEGES TIK-TOK’S SO- CALLED BEAUTY FILTERS CAN CAUSE BODY IMAGE ISSUES AND OTHER MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH DISORDERS. <SO OUR LAWSUIT IS FOCUSED ON GETTING THE HARMS TO STOP. YOU THIS LAWSUIT AND REALIZE THE ERRORS OF THEIR WAYS AND SAY, YOU’RE …