Thursday, 8 October, 2026
Playing with Safety: Lawsuit Alleges TikTok Gave Kids Fake 'Placebo' Controls
By TechShots Studio
A newly unsealed New York lawsuit alleges that TikTok secretly ran "ghost" experiments on thousands of children and teens, providing them with non-functional versions of safety tools like the "Algo Refresh" feature. While users believed their feeds were being reset to block harmful content, their algorithms remained unchanged so TikTok could measure user engagement and ad revenue impact.
Read full story at REUTERS