TikTok acts as 'virtual strip club,' allowing adults to pay for kids' content, Utah lawsuit alleges
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A Utah lawsuit is accusing TikTok of harming children through LIVE, arguing that the app's streaming feature acts as a 'virtual strip club' in which preying adults can pay for content.
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"TikTok has created a virtual strip club allowing minors to be exploited across America by connecting innocent victims to predators in real-time. Adding insult to injury, Live facilitates money laundering while TikTok quietly charges fifty percent on every transaction to profit in the billions from the entire enterprise," Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes said in a Monday statement. "Our investigation confirmed TikTok knows of the damage to young victims but feels it makes far too much money to stop."
A TikTok spokesperson told Fox News Digital in a statement that the app has "industry-leading policies and measures to help protect the safety and well-being of teens."
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