On Tuesday, 13 states filed suit the against popular social media app TikTok.
According to suits, filed separately by state, the app has negatively affected the mental health of its young users.
The suits also claim that app has violated consumer protection laws and irresponsibly allows the usage of filters and AI.
“TikTok intentionally targets children because they know kids do not yet have the defenses or capacity to create healthy boundaries around addictive content,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a statement.
“TikTok must be held accountable for the harms it created in taking away the time—and childhoods—of American children.”
In addition to New York, California and the District of Columbia, the states suing TikTok include Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, Oregon, South Carolina, Vermont and Washington.