TikTok Staff Warned Executives of Child Safety Risks, Court Records Show

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Court records obtained by NPR indicate that TikTok employees repeatedly raised alarms about risks to children on the platform. Staffers reportedly said executives did not adequately respond to concerns, including minors getting around age restrictions on content. Depositions describing transactional sexual content involving minors, from which the company could profit, were also cited. The previously unreported testimony was filed in federal court in March as part of a multi-district litigation started in 2022. That case consolidates hundreds of lawsuits against TikTok, Meta, Snap and other platforms over their effects on young users.

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