Judge Warns TikTok May Be Held in Contempt in Utah Investigation
The social media video app has failed to respond to subpoenas issued by the state of Utah
Utah Third District Court Judge Mark Kouris ordered TikTok to comply with subpoenas issued by the state earlier this year or risk being held in contempt of court.
Utah issued the subpoenas in February, requesting TikTok share information about business practices, including if the company shares data with the Chinese government and how it works to prevent nudity and other sexual content.
Utah Solicitor General Melissa Holyoak said those questions have not been answered, according to Desert. Kouris said that the company is "in breach" right now and "they’ll be fined a contempt citation" if they do not respond by the extended deadline.
TikTok now has until Nov. 3 to respond to the first subpoena and Dec. 1 to respond to the second.
This comes on the heels of Utah Gov. Spencer Cox announcing that the state has launched a lawsuit against TikTok, alleging "child addiction harm."
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