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... The cases, filed individually, argue that TikTok, owned by the China-based company Byte Dance, harms the mental health of young people while the platform collects information on them without consent.

"Young people are struggling with their mental health because of addictive social media platforms like TikTok," New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement. "TikTok claims that their platform is safe for young people, but that is far from true.

"In New York and across the country, young people have died or gotten injured doing dangerous TikTok challenges and many more are feeling more sad, anxious and depressed because of TikTok's addictive features."

Other states that have filed lawsuits along with New York include California, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Vermont and Washington. Washington, D.C. filed a lawsuit as well. ...