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Attorneys general target TikTok

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Attorneys general target TikTok

When it comes to child safety, do we need more federal investigations — or more academic research?

Casey Newton
Mar 3, 2022
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A hand holds a phone showing the TikTok splash screen. (Mourizal Zativa / Unsplash)
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Last month, I wrote here about some steps TikTok was taking to make the platform safer for children: beefing up policies against dangerous challenges, taking stronger action against videos that could promote disordered eating, and considering restricting access to some videos based on viewers’ ages.

The changes came amid incre…

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