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TikTok Accused By New York Of Running Secret Safety Tests On Teens
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
2
First seen
Oct 7, 10:38 PM EDT
updated Oct 8, 10:39 AM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by The Daily News and Virginia Lawyers Weekly, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
New York has accused TikTok of running secret safety tests on teens, alleging the platform provided children and teenagers with a placebo safety feature as part of an experiment. The claims were reported by Virginia Lawyers Weekly and The Daily News.
Written by our system from the sources below (2), version 1, Oct 8, 12:16 PM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- TikTok gave teens, children placebo safety feature in experiment, New York alleges · Virginia Lawyers Weekly
- TikTok accused by New York of running secret safety tests on teens · The Daily News
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
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