TikTok is being sued by 5,000 parents amid numerous complaints about the app and the death of several children due to viral trends on the platform.
TikTokis facing a massive lawsuit as 5,000 parents look to take action against the viral video-sharing app over its alleged effects on their kids.
ClaimsHero’s websiteclaims that parents are eligible for up to $10,000 in damages, saying the app’s “search algorithm turns the platform into a drug – featuring relentless violent, sexual, and even suicidal content that targets children as young as 12 years old.”
TikTok faces massive lawsuit from 5,000 parents
This massive lawsuit comes on the heels of a disturbing incident recounted by Brittany Edwards, who was notified by a friend that her 12-year-old daughter had posted a video on TikTok saying, “LOWKEY GONNA COMMIT Suicide.”
“My child literally did a 360, and all it took was for her to be glued to a phone,”Edwards said in a statement to the New York Post.“Somebody had to be held accountable for this. [ClaimHero’s] views were similar to mine in terms of how they felt about TikTok with the way it’s becoming addictive to kids.”
“Given this limited window, it’s more urgent now than ever for parents and guardians to hold TikTok accountable so families like Brittany’s can pursue justice for the injuries caused by the most addictive app on the planet,” ClaimsHero founder Kelvin Goode told the Post.
Both the UtahandIowa state governments have also levied lawsuitsagainst TikTok, claiming the app harms children and “deceives” parents.
While the notion of the USoutright banning TikTokhas been quite prominent over the last few years, it looks like the parents represented by ClaimsHero are hoping to take a major stance against the popular — and controversial — app.
Virginia Glaze is Dexerto’s Entertainment Editor in the US. She expertly covers trending stories across Twitch, Kick, YouTube, and TikTok – as well as fighting games and influencer boxing. Virginia also has bylines at Red Bull, GINX, and Bandai Namco. Contact her here: virginia.glaze@dexerto.com
