Report: TikTok to pay Alabama $116 million to settle youth safety lawsuit
The state had accused the platform of contributing to a youth mental health crisis.
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TikTok will pay the state of Alabama $116 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the platform of fueling a youth mental health crisis, according to a report. Alabama had alleged that the short-video app's design and features contributed to harms affecting young users' mental health.
The reported settlement would resolve the state's claims against the company without further litigation, though additional details of the agreement, including its terms and any commitments TikTok may have made regarding platform changes, were not immediately available.
The case is among a wider set of legal challenges that TikTok and other social media platforms have faced from state governments and other plaintiffs over the effects of their products on children and teenagers.
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- TikTok to pay Alabama $116M to settle youth safety lawsuit: Report — Anadolu Agency (Turkey)
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