In each of the separate lawsuits state regulators filed, dozens of internal communications, documents and research data were redacted — blacked-out from public view — since authorities entered into confidentiality agreements with TikTok.

But in one of the lawsuits, filed by the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office, the redactions were faulty. This was revealed when Kentucky Public Radio copied-and-pasted excerpts of the redacted material, bringing to light some 30 pages of documents that had been kept secret.

  • technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    1 month ago

    TikTok executives know about discussed some of the app’s possible effect on teens

    The pseudo-science is too damn high. Everybody has some anecdote but there’s not much actual evidence.

    Personally I think kids are more depressed because the world is actually shitty and for the first time in history the kids are actually aware. This is an opportunity for progress but instead the kids are punished for escaping the hegemonic narrative.