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Comment: TikTok faces advanced, 'mature' nationwide probe by dozens of US state attorneys general

By Mike Swift ( March 29, 2024, 22:08 GMT | Comment) -- A nationwide group of dozens of state attorneys general from Maine to Hawaii have been probing TikTok's personal data practices and whether the hugely popular social media platform has violated state consumer protection laws that prohibit deceptive, unfair or "unconscionable" business conduct by designing AI algorithms to keep young users on the platform. The advanced probe may present more significant legal risk for TikTok than a federal probe based on a federal children's privacy law that was revealed this week.TikTok faces an advanced, nationwide investigation by dozens of US states that may present more significant legal risk for the social media app than a federal probe revealed this week, as the states weigh evidence gathered during two years of digging that they say shows TikTok may have violated consumer protection laws....

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