SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Platform designed to promote excessive, compulsive, and addictive use * * * California Attorney General Rob Bonta and New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a bipartisan coalition of 14 attorneys general in filing separate enforcement actions against TikTok for violations of state consumer protection laws. Filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court, Attorney General   more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 9 -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation have awarded the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) two grants through the Chesapeake Watershed Investment for Landscape Defense (Chesapeake WILD) program. Grant funds will support comprehensive conservation strategies including targeted reintroduction efforts for two freshwater fish species listed as   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 9 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: * * * Download a broadcast quality video file of Attorney General Raoul's remarks here (https://cms.illinois.gov/agency/media/video/videos.html). Raoul, Bipartisan Coalition Allege TikTok Targets Youth with Addictive Features * * * Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced that his office filed a lawsuit against TikTok for its harmful business practices targeting  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: An official website of the United States government Here's how you know Official websites use .gov A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS A lock ( Lock Locked padlock ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 9 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: * * * Lawsuit Alleges TikTok Deliberately Exploited Young People to Induce Compulsive, Addictive Social Media Use for * * * Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today filed a lawsuit in Suffolk Superior Court against TikTok Inc. and its affiliated entities TikTok LLC, ByteDance Inc. and ByteDance Ltd. (collectively, "TikTok") for intentionally d  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 9 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein and a bipartisan group of 12 attorneys general today sued TikTok and its parent company ByteDance Ltd. for harming the children and teenagers in their states. The Attorneys General allege that TikTok designed its app to be addictive while misrepresenting the mental, emotional, and physical risks the app posed to young users. Attorney Genera  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Oct. 9 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: * * * Video App Violates New Jersey's Consumer Fraud Act View Complaint (https://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases24/2024-1008_Complaint-Filed.pdf) | View Video (https://youtu.be/jXBmLwJs5G0) * * * Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that after a multiyear investigation, they are suing social media giant TikTok for de  more

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 9 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: * * * AG James Leads Bipartisan Coalition of 14 AGs Alleging TikTok Addicted Young People to its Platform and Collected Their Data Without Consent Lawsuits Seek to Change TikTok's Harmful Features to Protect Young People * * * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a bipartisan coalition of 14 attorneys gene  more

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 9 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced today that Oregon is joining a bipartisan coalition of 14 state attorneys general in filing separate enforcement actions against TikTok for violations of state consumer protection laws. Oregon's action, which will be filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court on Wednesday, alleges that TikTok exploits and harms young users and deceive  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: Today, Eric Smith, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy at the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA), visited the PROPEL Tech Hub in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the EDA, designated the PROPEL Tech Hub as a Tech Hub in October 2023. PROPEL is a consortium led by the Ben Franklin Technology  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Oct. 9 -- Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: * * * Social media giant accused of designing app to be addictive to young users * * * Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that he is suing TikTok for putting profits before the well-being of millions of its most vulnerable users by creating a platform that is addictive to youth. Ferguson's lawsuit is part of a nationwide bipartisan effort, with 13 other   more