Press Releases : Social Media

AG Platkin Sues TikTok for Unlawful Practices That Harm NJ Youth

Oct 8, 2024 | "For You" Video Feed | abusive business practices | Advertising | apps | autoplay | Beauty filters | ByteDance Ltd lawsuit | comments | Consumer Fraud Act | deceptive | dopamine responses | endless or infinite scroll | exploitation of children | filters | harming youth | Mental Health | multiyear investigation | push notifications | Social Media | social media giant | Teen | Teenagers | TikTok | TikTok LIVE | TikTok Stories | unconscionable | Under-13 | variable rewards | Child Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey Consumers

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that after a multiyear investigation, they are suing social media giant TikTok for deceptive, unconscionable, and abusive business practices that harm the health and safety of New Jersey’s youth.

Additional Rules Proposed for Police Licensing

Feb 2, 2024 | New Jersey Police Licensing Act | OPIA | proposed new rules | Social Media | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Police Training Commission | Policing Policy | Policing Policy | Press Release | Public Integrity | Statutes, Regulations & Rules

The Police Training Commission (PTC) has proposed new rules for the review of law enforcement officers’ social media under New Jersey’s Police Licensing Act.

AG Platkin, 41 Other Attorneys General Sue Meta for Harms to Youth from Instagram, Facebook

Oct 24, 2023 | Arizona | California | Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) | Colorado | Connecticut | Consumer Fraud | Consumer Fraud Act (CFA) | deceptive trade | Delaware | Facebook | federal court | Florida | Georgia | Harms to Youth | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana | Instagram | joint complaint | Kansas | Kentucky | Lawsuit | Louisiana | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Meta | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | multistate | Nebraska | negligence | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | physical and mental health | product liability | public nuisance claims | Rhode Island | Social Media | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | the District of Columbia | unjust enrichment | unlawful trade | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin | youth mental health crisis | Behavioral Health | Child Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Mental Health | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court

Company Falsely Assured the Public That Features Were Safe for Young Users.

Montclair State University Student Arrested for Allegedly Possessing and Creating Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Material Involving Children He Contacted on Social Media

May 8, 2023 | Child Sexual Abuse | Cybercrime Bureau/Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) | Exploitation Material | Manufacturing Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Material (CSAEM) | Montclair | National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) | Social Media | Child Protection | Division of Criminal Justice | Press Release | Sexual Assault Victims

For Immediate Release: May 8, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision of Criminal Justice- Pearl Minato, Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lisa CoryellOAGpress@njoag.gov TRENTON, N.J. – Attorney General Matthew...

Acting AG Bruck: New Jersey Co-Leading Multistate Investigation into Instagram’s Potential Harms to Minors

Nov 18, 2021 | Instagram | Meta Platforms Inc | Multi-State | potential harm to minors | Social Media | Child Protection | Consumer Protection | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court

Nationwide Coalition Probing Effects of Instagram Usage by Young Users, Strategies and Features Employed by the Company to Induce Kids to Spend Time on Platform For Immediate Release: November 18, 2021 Office of The Attorney General- Andrew J. Bruck, Acting Attorney...

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