TikTok executives know about app’s effect on teens, lawsuit documents allege

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Unredacted documents show TikTok is aware of the dangers caused by its app. ANTONIN UTZ/AFP via Getty Images

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For the first time, internal TikTok communications have been made public that show a company unconcerned with the harms the app poses for American teenagers. This is despite its own research validating many child safety concerns.

The confidential material was part of a more than two-year investigation into TikTok by 14 attorneys general that led to state officials suing the company on Tuesday.

The lawsuit against the popular

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