Kentucky Tiktok suit says company considered using KY creators to sway Sen. Mitch McConnell

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The suit says videos by Kentucky small businesses were identified as possibly of interest to the senator, who has expressed concern about the app's effect on kids

A lawsuit filed by the Kentucky attorney general says TikTok considered ways to use its content to appeal to Sen. Mitch McConnell.

TikTok videos by Kentucky businesses including a hot dog shop, a record store and a bait and ammunition store were proposed as possibly appealing to the senator, according to the suit.The lawsuit doesn't allege the plan to influence McConnell is illegal or that it was carried out. But it offers a glimpse into the embattled tech company’s efforts to win over lawmakers who are skeptical of TikTok’s connection to China and its effects on teenagers’ mental health.last week.

Asked about the section on McConnell, Haurek said in a statement that working with politicians is standard practice at many companies."Like most major companies, we work to educate a wide range of policymakers on the benefits of our platform, including how 7 million small businesses nationwide use TikTok to reach new customers, grow, and create jobs,” he said.creators named in the suit as being of possible interest to McConnell.

“I don’t think it’s about TikTok specifically,” Berry said. “I feel like that format is the thing that can feel really addictive, can get you into that time suck, can impact our attention spans.” As leader of Senate Republicans, McConnell backed legislation that forces TikTok to separate from its Chinese-owned parent company, ByteDance, or

 

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