FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Oct. 8, 2024
Ashwin Verghese
717 676 8584
[email protected]
MEDIA ADVISORY
Statement on attorneys general lawsuits against TikTok
BOSTON, MASS. — Fairplay, the leading nonprofit committed to helping children thrive in an increasingly commercialized, screen-obsessed culture, released the following statement today from its Executive Director Josh Golin:
“We are pleased to see so many state attorneys general holding TikTok accountable for deliberately causing harms to young people. Between state and private lawsuits, state legislation and Federal Trade Commission enforcement actions, the tide is turning against Big Tech, and it’s clear the status quo of social media companies harming kids cannot and will not continue. Now we need leaders in the House to join their Senate counterparts in passing the Kids Online Safety Act and the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act so that all platforms, not just those involved in legal settlements, will have to be safe by design for children from day one.”
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Fairplay is the leading nonprofit organization committed to helping children thrive in an increasingly commercialized, screen-obsessed culture, and the only organization dedicated to ending marketing to children. Fairplay works to enhance children’s wellbeing by eliminating the exploitative and harmful business practices of marketers and Big Tech. Learn more at https://fairplayforkids.org/.