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Vermont attorney general describes Meta, TikTok suits and explains how consumer lawsuits and AG enforcement differ
Summary
Attorney General Charity Clark told the Senate Institutions committee that her office sued Meta in October 2023 and TikTok in October 2024, described evidence showing harms to Vermont teens, and explained the difference between private consumer lawsuits and Attorney General enforcement under the Consumer Protection Act.
Attorney General Charity Clark told the Senate Institutions committee that her office has sued Meta and TikTok over harms to teens and described how the Consumer Protection Act and a private right of action differ from the Attorney General’s enforcement powers.
Clark said her office sued Meta in October 2023 and sued TikTok in October 2024 and that the TikTok complaint was filed with redactions still under dispute. “We investigated Meta as well as TikTok regarding their harms against teens especially, and the algorithm,” Attorney General Charity Clark said. She told senators the office has data on Vermont teens that is “disturbing” and that she hopes parts of the TikTok complaint now under redaction will eventually be unredacted so the committee can see the evidence.
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