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ifeng.com technology news beijing time, october 4, local time on thursday, the us state of texas sued tiktok, accusing the social media of sharing children's personally identifiable information without the consent of parents or legal guardians, violating children's privacy and violating law of the state.

texas attorney general ken paxton filed the lawsuit in state court in galveston county, texas, requesting the court to ban tiktok-related actions and impose penalties for each violation of the state's "parental mandate". violations of the rights to keep children online safe act are subject to civil penalties of up to $10,000.

paxton said tiktok failed to provide tools to restrict children's privacy and account settings, even allowed information to be shared from accounts set to "private" and served targeted ads to children.paxton said in the statement that tiktok and other large technology companies must be held accountable for "exploiting texas children and failing to prioritize the online safety and privacy of minors."

"texas law requires social media companies to take measures to protect children's online safety and requires them to provide parents with corresponding tools. tiktok and other social media companies cannot ignore their obligations under texas law," paxton said.

as of press time, tiktok has not commented on this. (author/xiao yu)

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