Paris prosecutor's office investigates TikTok over youth suicide content
Stephanie Mistre holds a picture of her daughter, Marie Le Tiec, a teenager who died by suicide in 2021, on Dec. 10, 2024, in Cassis, France. Credit: AP/Tom Nouvian
PARIS — The Paris prosecutor’s office said Tuesday it has opened an investigation into TikTok over allegations that the platform allows content promoting suicide and that its algorithms may encourage vulnerable young people to take their own lives.
The announcement follows a lawsuit targeting TikTok by several French families, a French parliamentary probe into the psychological impact of TikTok on children and reports detailing similar issues published by Amnesty International and the French Senate.
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