Streams on TikTok Live were used to exploit children, according to a newly unredacted lawsuit filed by Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes. The lawsuit says that TikTok was not only aware that TikTok Lives were exposing minors to concerning messages from adults,

TikTok has long known its video livestreams encourage sexual conduct and exploit children yet turned a blind eye because it "profited significantly" from them, according to newly unsealed material in a lawsuit by the state of Utah.

The lawsuit reveals two internal investigations that TikTok launched into the activity on its Live platform. The first, Project Meramec, found that there were underage users performing sexualized acts on livestreams, done in exchange for virtual gifts given to them by viewers.

TikTok has long known that its popular video livestreams encourage sexual content, including streams exploiting and “grooming” minors, according to a lawsuit from the state of Utah that was unredacted on Friday.

Hundreds of thousands of children have bypassed TikTok’s minimum age restrictions to use the social media platform’s LIVE feature, which incentivizes sexual content, sometimes viewed by predatory adults.

A less-redacted version of a lawsuit filed by the State of Utah against TikTok reveals allegations that the social media giant may have been aware it's in-app LIVE feature was allegedly fostering an environment that encourages sexual content.

TikTok has long known its video livestreams encourage sexual conduct and exploit children yet turned a blind eye because it “profited significantly” from them, according to newly unsealed material in a lawsuit by the state of Utah.