Judge Rules TikTok Misled Consumers About Content Filtering For Minors

A Texas judge has ruled that TikTok violated state consumer protection law by misleading users about its ability to filter inappropriate content for minors.

District Judge Cory Liu found that the platform’s “Restricted Mode” did not work as advertised and allowed minors to access material TikTok had said would be filtered.

According to the ruling, TikTok internally described some harmful material as “hard to find” rather than prohibited.

The case will now proceed to trial, where potential penalties and other remedies will be determined. Proceedings are expected to be scheduled next month.

Paxton has also pursued separate legal action against TikTok under Texas’ child online safety law and vowed to continue targeting social media companies over child safety and potentially addictive features.

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