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TikTok Faces Billions in Lawsuits

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TikTok’s new owner stands to inherit 1,500 safety, privacy suits

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An estimated 1,500 pending lawsuits carry billions of dollars in potential exposure over allegations that the platform is fueling a youth mental-health crisis and preying on users’ private information for profit.

Unresolved lawsuits typically carry over in a corporate takeover to the acquiring company.

The complaints against TikTok would also transfer if its China -based parent, ByteDance Ltd. , sells operations to a US buyer.

More than a dozen state attorneys general have sued TikTok , alleging it deceived users about its child safety tools.

The company has called the claims “inaccurate and misleading” A complaint by Utah claims that TikTok ’s live video feature grooms children for sex trafficking.

Former content moderators have alleged they were psychologically harmed on the job.

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