Florida sues TikTok, claiming it violates state child safety law

Florida’s attorney general sued TikTok on Monday over claims it is violating the state’s law barring social media platforms from allowing children under age 14 to create accounts.

In the lawsuit, filed in state court in St. Lucie County, Florida Attorney General ​James Uthmeier, a Republican, accuses TikTok of violating the law by allowing underage users to access the platform and misrepresenting the amount of violent or sexual content young users can be exposed to.