pjmedia.com President Trump is now on TikTok. His follower numbers quickly eclipsed those on Biden’s account. I was listening to a Charlie Kirk podcast as I began writing this column, and Kirk was touting the virtues of “Conservative TikTok.” While the platform is one of the most popular ways to disseminate a message, it is also a purveyor of some fairly awful things that society does not need at this particular time â or any time.
Normally, when one thinks of the dangers of TikTok, one thinks of the innumerable “challenges” that have surfaced over the years. Those challenges have sent entire platoons of people to emergency rooms, and occasionally coroners’ offices. Now, the State of Utah is suing the platform, alleging that it promotes the sexual exploitation of minors.
Earlier in the month, Gov. Spencer Cox and Attorney General Sean Reyes announced a lawsuit against the company on behalf of the Utah Department of Commerceâs Division of Consumer Protection. At issue is a TikTok feature known as TikTok LIVE. The suit alleges that the platform knows that adults are using the feature to solicit young people to “strip, pose, or dance provocatively” in exchange for TikTok currency. That currency can then be traded for real money.
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