"They've chosen profit over the health and safety, well-being and future of our children," California Attorney General Rob Bonta said at a news conference in San Francisco. "And that is not something we can accept. So we've sued."
The lawsuits note TikTok design features that they say addict children to the platform, such as the ability to scroll endlessly through content, push notifications that come with built-in "buzzes" and face filters that create unattainable appearances for users.
The legal challenges, which also include Google's YouTube, are part of a growing reckoning against social media companies and their effects on young people's lives, resembling how states organized against the tobacco and pharmaceutical industries.
All of the complaints were filed in state courts, stemming from a national investigation into TikTok launched in March 2022 by a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general.
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