LINCOLN JUDGE ALLOWS NEBRASKA AG'S LAWSUIT AGAINST TIKTOK TO GO FORWARD

LINCOLN- A Lancaster County judge is allowing the Nebraska Attorney General's civil case against social media giant TikTok to go forward alleging the company has made misrepresentations under state consumer protection laws.

"We have filed this lawsuit to hold TikTok accountable for deceiving Nebraska parents and children and for the harm TikTok's deception has caused," Attorney General Mike Hilgers said Monday. Hilgers said he is grateful to the court for allowing the case to proceed "so that our office can continue to fight for Nebraskans and protect them from exploitative companies that would do them harm."

At a hearing in October, an attorney for the social media giant asked the judge to dismiss the case, calling the allegations the state leveled within it a matter of opinion and "puffery."

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