TikTok Addiction Lawsuits for Child and Teen Harm (2024)
Parents and young adults are holding TikTok accountable for allegedly harming youth.
U.S. Senator to TikTok: “You have a product that’s killing people.”
Has TikTok Harmed You or Your Child?
What the TikTok lawsuits are about: Injuries to children and teens
Individuals, parents, school districts, and more than 40 states are suing TikTok to hold it accountable for purposefully designing addictive algorithms and features that may cause child and teen depression, anxiety, self-harm, and eating disorders.
Gibbs Law Group is trailblazing the fight to hold TikTok accountable for the harm it causes.
Our TikTok lawyers represent 170+ families whose children were harmed by TikTok.
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Learn about the lawsuits and our efforts to sue TikTok to try to force them to pay for the injuries we allege they are knowingly causing to teens and children.
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- About the TikTok lawsuits: Injuries to children and teens
- The Impacts of TikTok Addiction on Mental Health
- Why our TikTok lawyers are qualified to help you or your family
- Latest News on TikTok Addiction
- Hear from other experts on TikTok Addiction
- Are these individual lawsuits or class action lawsuits?
- How do I begin the lawsuit process?
- Related Articles on TikTok Addiction Lawsuit
The Impacts of TikTok Addiction on Mental Health
Numerous psychologists and studies from groups like Amnesty International and the Center for Countering Digital Hate say that TikTok’s platform design promotes self-harm, eating disorders, and other dangerous behavior onto app users. Amnesty International found that “TikTok’s very business model is inherently abusive and privileges engagement to keep users hooked on the platform.”
Children report a wide array of mental health issues including:
- Depression
- Self-harm
- Suicidal Ideation
- Anxiety
- Suicide
- Eating Disorders
If you or your child experienced any of these illnesses or symptoms, we may be able to represent you in a TikTok lawsuit seeking to recover compensation that can help with therapy, hospitalizations, and medical bills. If your child died by suicide, you may be eligible to file a legal claim for wrongful death.
Our TikTok lawyers are leading the fight for families whose children were harmed by TikTok
TikTok and other social media platforms claimed that they were immune from certain legal claims and argued that these lawsuits should be dismissed, but our law firm successfully argued that the lawsuits should be allowed to move forward. The federal and state court judges overseeing the case agreed, allowing the lawsuits to move forward. These legal victories were featured in BBC, Bloomberg Law, Reuters, The Verge, and more.
Latest News on TikTok Addiction
At the end of January 2024, Congress is demanded that the CEO of TikTok account for the way its platform hurts children. One senator stated that social media companies like TikTok “have a product that’s killing people,” and another senator criticized TikTok for failing “to police themselves at our kids’ expense.” Families are increasingly aware that they’re not alone in their experiences but have yet to see any accountability.
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Hear from experts on TikTok addiction
TikTok is designed to be addictive: Lisa Dittmer, Amnesty International Researcher, explains that “TikTok’s manipulative and addictive design practices,” are “designed to keep users engaged for as long as possible[…]The platform’s algorithmic content recommender system, credited with enabling the rapid global rise of the platform, exposes children and young adults with pre-existing mental health challenges to serious risks of harm.”
Are these individual lawsuits or TikTok class action lawsuits?
The TikTok addiction lawsuits are not part of a class action lawsuit but are a group of individually filed cases known as a mass tort lawsuit. These are individual cases that share a common issue: children suffering injuries and harms from TikTok. Each person allegedly harmed by TikTok files their own individual case, but many victims share similar claims against TikTok.
Parents are making their voices heard by joining the TikTok lawsuits. Young adults who were harmed by TikTok are also filing cases against the company. They recognize that it’s not their fault or their child’s fault, that they’re not alone, and that families can do something to hold TikTok accountable. They are seeking justice and trying to ensure that no child is harmed again.
How do I begin the lawsuit process with a TikTok lawyer?
Discussing your or your child’s physical and mental health can be incredibly tough. Contact our trauma-informed legal team to confidentially discuss the best options for you and your family. Consultation calls are entirely free and confidential.
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