(The Hill) A bipartisan coalition of attorneys general are investigating TikTok’s impact on the well-being of children, the group announced Wednesday.
The attorneys general will investigate if the popular video sharing app violated state consumer protection laws and put the public at risk.
This follows an investigation launched by the same group of attorneys general in November into Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, over the platforms’ impact on kids’ safety.
The investigation into TikTok will look at the harm that use of the app may cause young people, and what TikTok knew about those harmful effects. It will look at methods used by the app to boost young user engagement, including by increasing the duration of time present on the platform, according to an announcement released by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey (D).
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