Bipartisan leaders of the House China Committee, including Rep. Moolenaar, have requested the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate TikTok for potentially violating child privacy laws. The concern arises from TikTok's campaign that allegedly encouraged underage users to lobby Congress to prevent a U.S. ban on the app. This campaign involved sending pop-up messages to users, which could be in breach of laws designed to protect children's privacy online. The request for investigation was confirmed through a letter addressed to the FTC, highlighting the urgency of examining TikTok's lobbying methods and their compliance with legal standards.
TikTok’s false information campaign urging users, including children, to lobby Members of Congress on its behalf may have violated child privacy laws. @RepMoolenaar and I are calling on the @FTC to investigate. https://t.co/I5gQhn8Ie2
Key members of the U.S. House of Representatives called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether TikTok officials had violated laws protecting children and used the popular app to urge under-age users to lobby Congress. https://t.co/dy3k7y75i2
TikTok should be investigated for its campaign to have users lobby Washington over legislation that could kill the video-sharing app stateside, the bipartisan leaders of a China-focused congressional committee said. https://t.co/F9c0J0NxCs https://t.co/F9c0J0NxCs
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Key US House lawmakers called on the FTC to investigate whether TikTok officials violated laws protecting children by urging under-age users to lobby Congress https://t.co/QkT9nO4Csk
Bipartisan leaders of the House China Committee are asking the FTC to investigate if TikTok violated child privacy laws with pop-up messages it sent in a lobbying campaign to avoid a U.S. ban, according to a letter obtained by @NBCNews. https://t.co/dsLhuE8j9k