ATTOR­NEY GEN­ER­AL KEN PAX­TON SECURES HIS­TORIC VIC­TO­RY MAK­ING TEXAS THE FIRST STATE IN THE NATION TO HOLD TIK­TOK LIABLE FOR HARM­ING CHILDREN

AUSTIN, Sept. 10 -- The Texas Attorney General issued the following press release:

Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a major legal victory in the fight to hold TikTok accountable for harming children. This makes Texas the first state in the nation to hold TikTok liable for misleading parents about the safety of its platform and for exposing children to inappropriate content.

In January 2025, Attorney General Ken Paxton sued TikTok, one of the largest social media platforms, for deceptively marketing its app as safe for minors, despite regularly showing inappropriate and explicit material to children. Attorney General Paxton also previously sued TikTok for violating the Securing Children Online Through Parental Empowerment ("...