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Posted on March 26, 2026
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Add as preferred source on GoogleFrance’s education ministry has filed a formal complaint with the Paris public prosecutor over TikTok’s possible role in harming youth mental health via excessive screen time and its algorithmic design.
PARIS, March 26 (Reuters) - Social media app TikTok has been reported to the Paris prosecutor's department by the French education ministry over its possible links to mental health problems for young people due to excessive time spent in front of screens, the education ministry said on Thursday.
TikTok, which is owned by China's ByteDance, has already come under scrutiny in France.
Last November, French judicial authorities said they had opened an investigation over the risks that TikTok's algorithms could push young people to suicide. TikTok has said it rejects such accusations.
(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Alex Richardson)
The French education ministry reported TikTok over its possible links to mental health problems for young people due to excessive screen time.
Concerns focus on the risks that TikTok's algorithms may push young users toward mental health issues, including suicide.
TikTok is owned by ByteDance, a company based in China.
Yes, in November, French judicial authorities opened an investigation into TikTok's algorithm risks.
TikTok has rejected the accusations regarding links to mental health risks.
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