Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against TikTok, claiming the social media platform violates the state's Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment (SCOPE) Act by allegedly failing to provide adequate parental controls and sharing minors' personal information without consent.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against social media platform TikTok for allegedly violating a state law.Paxton claims the app is violating the Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment Act. A claim that TikTok refutes.The SCOPE Act, which was passed in 2023 and took effect in September, keeps social media platforms from sharing, disclosing or selling a minor's personal information without permission from a parent or guardian.
Paxton is seeking civil penalties up to $10,000 per violation, under the lawsuit."Texas law requires social media companies to take steps to protect kids online and requires them to provide parents with tools to do the same. TikTok and other social media companies cannot ignore their duties under Texas law," said Paxton in a statement.Constitutional attorney David Coale, who is not connected to the case, believes Paxton is using the lawsuit as a test.
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