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Iowa sues TikTok

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Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird's office has filed a lawsuit against TikTok.

The suit alleges the company is maintaining a 12+ age rating on the Apple App Store despite showing sexual content, drugs, alcohol and profanity.

"TikTok has kept parents in the dark," Bird said. "It’s time we shine a light on TikTok for exposing young children to graphic materials such as sexual content, self-harm, illegal drug use and worse. TikTok has sneaked past parental blocks by misrepresenting the severity of its content.”

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