( July 7, 2026, 18:15 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Massachusetts has filed an amended complaint against TikTok, alleging that the platform was designed to be addictive to young users, causing them harm and burdening the state's public schools and social services providers who are trying to respond to those harms. "TikTok's unfair and deceptive trade practices targeted at youth, as alleged herein, are exactly the type of unscrupulous, immoral, oppressive, unethical and unconscionable conduct prohibited by the Commonwealth's laws," the state said.See attached document....
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