New York adds TikTok teen experiment claims to safety lawsuit

· Politics · United States

New York Attorney General Letitia James added new allegations to a child-safety lawsuit against TikTok Inc., accusing the platform of running secret experiments on teen users, including giving children a placebo safety feature. The claims escalate an existing case over harm to minors. Separately, OpenAI said teen use of ChatGPT is limited, but research found the guardrails for teens often failed and represented an unacceptable risk. Regulators and researchers are intensifying scrutiny of how AI and social platforms treat young users.

Why it matters：The cases intensify global pressure on tech platforms to protect minors, with legal and reputational consequences across markets.

Key points

  • New York accused TikTok of running secret experiments on teen users.
  • The platform allegedly gave children a placebo safety feature.
  • OpenAI said teen ChatGPT use is limited but research found guardrails failed.

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