“Mark my words, we're going to go after anybody that's going to hurt our kids — anybody and everybody,” Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said during an event announcing the TikTok lawsuit.
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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced a lawsuit against TikTok, accusing the platform of allowing minors to have accounts and exposing them to harmful content, allegedly in violation of state law. The lawsuit, filed in Florida's Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, argues that the social network violates regulations designed to protect children and teenagers. Uthmeier accuses TikTok of fostering addiction, claiming the platform's success is …