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New York’s lawsuit against TikTok could have a ripple effect on other states looking to hold social media companies accountable for addicting children, if the state is able to convince a Manhattan appellate court it has standing to sue on behalf of its young residents, Beth Wang reports.
The state’s case brings similar arguments to two other trials against Meta and Google over addictive platform design that played out recently.
Like New Mexico’s successful case, New York’s case is about the state — rather than individual users of the platform — seeking to hold the company accountable. TikTok argues ...