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TikTok to launch meditation feature as it faces slew of lawsuits alleging it’s harming kids’ mental health
The Meditation in Sleep Hours feature will be automatically switched on for all users under 18, the ByteDance-owned social media platform said.
The moves come amid lawsuits, as well as backlash from politicians and mental health advocates, that accuse TikTok of being intentionally addictive and for stealing minors’ personal information. In October, 14 attorneys general, led by officials in New York and California, filed lawsuits accusing the platform of damaging young users’ mental health and stealing their personal information without consent. President Trump has long taken aim at TikTok, which is owned by a Chinese company, over national security concerns, first attempting to ban the platform in 2020 during his first term.
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