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- Accidentally unredacted court documents reveal details about a multi-state lawsuit against TikTok.
- Attorneys general from 14 states are suing TikTok over claims it harms children’s mental health.
- One document shows how the company planned to influence Sen. Mitch McConnell.
TikTok is battling on all fronts.
Earlier this month, attorneys general from 14 states filed lawsuits against TikTok, claiming the app’s algorithm is addictive and harmful to children. The coordinated legal attack mirrors strategies the government has used against big corporations in the past, like Purdue Pharma .
The company is also facing a deadline set by Congress to find a new owner for the app by January or face a potential ban in the United States. Lawmakers say they are concerned that TikTok, which ByteDance, a Chinese company, owns, could be compelled to share data on American users with the Chinese government.