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The attorney general argues that the popular short form video app has not complied with a new state law that seeks to protect children who are active online.
Paxton also argues that TikTok unlawfully shares and sells minors’ personal identifying information to third parties, including advertisers and search engines, and illegally displays targeted advertising to known minors. Two separate lawsuits were filed seeking to block the law. One suit was filed by tech industry groups that represent large digital companies including YouTube and Meta. A second lawsuit was filed by a free speech advocacy group.
Texas is one of several states that have recently passed laws attempting to regulate how social media companies moderate their content. Those laws have
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