Utah AG Derek Brown and the Utah Division of Consumer Protection jointly sued Snap, Inc., the parent company of Snapchat, facilitating child sexual exploitation and sextortion through its design features and recommendation algorithms, allegedly violating state consumer protection and privacy laws. The complaint accuses Snap of using deceptive and unconscionable design features aimed at minors,…

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The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey denied Apple, Inc.’s motion to dismiss a civil antitrust lawsuit filed by a bipartisan coalition of 16 AGs and the DOJ. The complaint alleges that Apple illegally maintains a monopoly over smartphones by selectively imposing contractual restrictions on, and withholding critical access points from,…

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A bipartisan coalition of 28 AGs has filed a lawsuit against 23andMe Holding Co. and 23andMe, Inc. (collectively “23andMe”) to protect human genetic data collected by the company from being sold without consumers’ consent as a part of bankruptcy proceedings. In the complaint, the AGs argue that 23andMe is prohibited from selling or transferring the…

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New York AG Letitia James obtained an order denying TikTok Inc.’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by AG James against the company and affiliated entities, alleging that they violated state consumer protection laws by making deceptive representations regarding the TikTok app. The complaint alleges that TikTok knowingly markets to children despite knowing the platform is…

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A bipartisan coalition of 37 AGs sent a letter to leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives opposing a federal ban against state-level regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) systems. In the letter, the AGs argue that an amendment to the federal budget reconciliation bill—which would impose a 10-year prohibition on states from enforcing state laws…

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