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Iowa sues TikTok for setting its App Store age rating too low
Iowa says its “12+” age rating is too low.
In a lawsuit filed on Wednesday, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird claimed TikTok is making this kind of content “easily accessible” to young users while maintaining an inaccurate “12+” age rating on the Apple App Store. An investigation done by the state found that users as young as 13 years old can “readily find” recipes for alcoholic drinks, “advice and encouragement” about using marijuana, music with profane lyrics, and “videos promoting eating disorders, suicide, and self-harm.” Additionally, the lawsuit claims TikTok’s Restricted Mode, which is supposed to limit content “that may not be appropriate for all audiences,” doesn’t work when enabled. The company is still the subject of several other lawsuits, including one from Utah that claims it makes children “addicted to the app.” TikTok is also facing uncertainty over whether states can legally block young users from signing up for the app without parental permission.
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