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French parents whose children took own lives sue TikTok over harmful content

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72% Informative

Seven French families have filed a lawsuit against TikTok , accusing the platform of exposing their adolescent children to harmful content that led to two of them taking their own lives.

The lawsuit alleges TikTok ’s algorithm exposed the seven teenagers to videos promoting suicide, self-harm and eating disorders.

The families are taking joint legal action in the Créteil judicial court in Paris .

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62

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53

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70

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semi-formal

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English

Language complexity

55

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likely offensive

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short-lived

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