Judge halts Massachusetts suit against TikTok, citing pending Meta appeal
By Maria Dinzeo ( May 6, 2025, 20:12 GMT | Insight) -- The Massachusetts attorney general’s addictive-algorithm lawsuit against TikTok will be stayed pending the outcome of Meta Platforms’ appeal in a similar case before the state’s Supreme Judicial Court, a Massachusetts state court judge said today.Over the objections of the state’s lawyers, a Massachusetts judge said he will pause the state attorney general's youth-harm lawsuit against TikTok pending the outcome of Meta Platforms’ appeal in a similar case before the state’s Supreme Judicial Court....
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