New York accuses TikTok of serving users ‘placebo’ safety features

New York is alleging that thousands of TikTok users, including kids and teens, were unknowingly fixed "ghost" versions of the platform's information features alternatively than the moving versions. Reuters reports the allegation is portion of an "updated, sealed version" of New York's 2024 suit against TikTok, which was "later ordered unsealed by a judge."

According to the caller allegations, TikTok's "experiment" efficaciously blocked immoderate users from accessing features similar an enactment to reset your algorithm, which tin perchance assistance users debar harmful contented popping up successful their feed. As Reuters notes, users successful the experimentation "believed they had activa …

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