Fourteen U.S. attorneys general have filed a lawsuit against TikTok, claiming the platform harms children’s mental health and collects their data without consent.
 The lawsuit highlights the growing concern over TikTok’s practices and its impact on young users.
TikTok, owned by Chinese conglomerate ByteDance, has faced scrutiny from various authorities.
 In addition to the recent lawsuit, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Justice Department have also sued the platform for violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
The suit alleged that TikTok collected data from users under 13 years old without obtaining parental consent.
Further escalating the issue, TikTok faces a potential ban in the United States.
The U.S. government has set a deadline of January 19, 2025, for ByteDance to sell TikTok; failure to do so could lead to the platform’s removal from the U.S. market.
