A Texas judge has found that TikTok deceived users by making false claims about its efforts to protect minors from inappropriate content, ruling that the platform violated state consumer protection laws. The decision follows allegations that TikTok failed to adequately enforce its own content-moderation policies, despite public assurances to the contrary. Legal experts suggest the ruling could set a precedent for similar cases against other social media companies. The outcome may force the platform to overhaul its transparency practices or face further legal consequences.
A Texas judge on Thursday ruled the social media platform TikTok misled consumers about the company's efforts to filter inappropriate content for minors. In her ruling, Texas District Judge Cory Liu said TikTok's claims about its content-moderation policies violated the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. The state of Texas alleged TikTok did not remove certain...
