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Utah lawsuit alleges TikTok knew minors were being exploited on livestreams

According to Utah's AG, TikTok was aware that livestreams on the platform were being used to sexually exploit children and launder money.

Streams on TikTok Live were used to exploit children, according to a newly unredacted lawsuit filed by Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes. And since TikTok's algorithm favors livestreams where virtual gifts are being exchanged, the lawsuit says, some of these sexually exploitative streams were also distributed more widely than they would have been otherwise. Utah's AG filed the redacted version of this lawsuit in June 2024, following a different suit from 2023 concerning the addictive design of the TikTok app.

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