Key US Lawmakers Want FTC Probe Into TikTok’s Use of Kids for Lobbying
- China committee presses for FTC to investigate TikTok campaign
- Company says it uses standard age screen that meets FTC rule
This article is for subscribers only.
Key US House lawmakers called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether TikTok officials violated laws protecting children and used the popular app to urge under-age users to lobby Congress.
The lawmakers, who lead the House’s China committee, said the company used “deceptive and inflammatory information” to mobilize children under the age of 13 in its campaign against legislation forcing Chinese parent company ByteDance Ltd. to sell the app or face a US ban. President Joe Biden signed the legislation last month.