French families sue TikTok over alleged failure to remove harmful content
lawsuit against social media giant TikTok, accusing the platform of exposing their adolescent children to harmful content that led to two of them taking their own lives at 15, their lawyer said on Monday.
The lawsuit alleges TikTok's algorithm exposed the seven teenagers to videos promoting suicide, self-harm and eating disorders, lawyer Laure Boutron-Marmion told broadcaster franceinfo.
The families are taking joint legal action in the Creteil judicial court. Boutron-Marmion said it was the first such grouped case in Europe.
«The parents want TikTok's legal liability to be recognised in court,» she said, adding, «This is a commercial company offering a product to consumers who are, in addition, minors. They must, therefore, answer for the product's shortcomings.»
TikTok, like other social media platforms, has long faced scrutiny over the policing of content on its app.
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