Articles tagged as: TikTok
October 3, 2024
State appellate court reinstates AG lawsuit against TikTok
In a unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel, the Indiana Court of Appeals overturned an Allen Superior Court judge's decision to dismiss the lawsuit against the popular social media app. Writing for the panel, Judge Paul Mathias said the state does have jurisdiction over the company.
Read MoreNovember 30, 2023
Judge dismisses Todd Rokita's lawsuit against TikTok that alleged child safety, privacy concerns
An Indiana county judge has dismissed a state lawsuit filed against TikTok that had accused the app of deceiving its users about the level of inappropriate content for children on its platform.
Read MoreJune 14, 2023
Indiana AG Todd Rokita amends suit against TikTok by adding more lawyers
Rokita claims those who join him in the fight against the social media company are "patriots."
Read MoreMay 8, 2023
Judge denies state’s preliminary injunction in lawsuit against TikTok
An Allen County Superior Court judge denied the states motion for a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit against social media company TikTok. In his ruling, Judge Craig Bobay said the state is not likely to prevail in its lawsuit against the platform.
Read MoreMarch 29, 2023
Citing security concerns, Purdue blocks TikTok on university networks
Purdue blocks TikTok on university networks
Read MoreJanuary 20, 2023
Purdue University deletes TikTok accounts, citing security concerns
Purdue deleted its official TikTok account in December and has since notified all colleges and departments within the university that they must follow suit.
Read MoreJanuary 3, 2023
Indiana blocks Chinese-owned app TikTok from state devices
Indiana has blocked the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from state devices.
Read MoreDecember 7, 2022
Indiana files two lawsuits against TikTok, becoming first state to do so
The two lawsuits filed by Attorney General Todd Rokitas office focus on Chinas access to user data and inappropriate videos for children.
Read MoreDecember 28, 2021
A year in review: Indiana's top 2021 education stories and trends
This year saw the end of the first full school year affected by the pandemic, more state education funding specifically to raise teacher pay, and a lot more attention given to schools for how they've handled COVID-19 and other issues.
Read MoreSeptember 29, 2021
Marion County Schools Curb Vandalism From Viral 'Devious Licks' TikTok Trend
A new viral social media trend has encouraged students to take or destroy objects from their school and post about the vandalism online. Not only is it a disruption to learning, it’s led to thousands of dollars in school property damages. Marion County school districts are trying to prevent it from happening.
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