Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against TikTok, accusing the social media platform of violating state law by allegedly sharing the personal data of minors without parental consent. The lawsuit alleges that TikTok's 'Family Pairing' method is insufficient for verifying parent-child relationships and fails to adequately protect children's online safety and privacy.
The Texas attorney general filed a lawsuit against the social media platform TikTok this week for allegedly sharing the personal data of minors, which violates the state’s parental consent law known as the Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment Act.
The lawsuit also alleges that TikTok unlawfully shares, discloses and sells known minors’ personal identifying information without first obtaining permission from the verified parent.
The third count Paxton accuses TikTok of violating is that it failed to create and provide parental tools for accounts of known minors. Under the SCOPE Act, digital service providers must create and provide parental tools that allow a verified parent to supervise, monitor and limit the minor’s use, privacy and account settings. FOX Business has reached out to TikTok for comment.
Paxton demanded a trial by jury with fines of $10,000 for each count. He also seeks injunctive relief to prevent further violations of the SCOPE Act by the social media company.
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