Ben Winslow is a reporter with FOX 13 covering a variety of topics including politics, polygamy, vice and courts.
SALT LAKE CITY — The state of Utah is suing TikTok, accusing the social media company of contributing harm to the mental health of youth.
The lawsuit is expected be announced at a news conference on Utah's Capitol Hill on Tuesday morning. A copy of the lawsuit, which FOX 13 News obtained, says"TikTok intentionally designed and deployed an addictive product to bring itself financial gain by monetizing the attention of young users." In recent years, Governor Spencer Cox has gotten increasingly aggressive against social media platforms, accusing them of contributing to mental health issues and other problems facing teens. The legislature has passed bills cracking down on youth access to social media and restricting the platforms' owners from targeting children in advertising and algorithms.
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