New Hampshire is suing social media video service TikTok Inc. for allegedly violating the state’s consumer protection act, Attorney General John M. Formella announced.
The state’s complaint against TikTok filed in Superior Court in Merrimack alleges that the company has engaged in unfair and deceptive acts or practices in violation of New Hampshire law by designing an unfair product and misleading the state’s consumers about its safety.
It also accuses TikTok of violating children’s privacy by collecting and using their personal data.
According to the suit, TikTok’s platform include