(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah is suing TikTok, arguing that the social media app misled people about connections to its Chinese parent company and deceptively claimed the platform is safe. Utah Governor Spencer Cox announced the suit on Tuesday and cited research on social media’s affect on adolescents, including a recent U.S. Surgeon General report. Among other complaints, Utah’s lawsuit accuses TikTok of deploying and marketing what it calls an addictive product with design features intended to manipulate children. Utah follows Arkansas and Indiana in suing TikTok while Montana has banned the app.












