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French families file complaint against TikTok over teen self-harm, suicides

Sixteen French families say their children suffer from anorexia or depression, or even died by suicide, after consuming content on TikTok © Florion Goga/Reuters

Sixteen French families have filed a complaint against social media giant TikTok for "exploitation of vulnerability", the second such collective complaint by families who say their children harmed themselves, or even ended their lives, allegedly because of content they consumed on the platform.

Sixteen families – 39 people in total – are involved, including five families whose daughters died by suicide, according to Franceinfo radio.

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