First US trial against TikTok to test claims platform fueled teen mental health crisis ↧ ↧ First US trial against TikTok to test claims platform fueled teen m... An Alabama jury will hear the state's claims that TikTok and ​its Chinese parent company ByteDance made the platform addictive to young users and misled consumers about its safety, in the ‌first case against the company to reach trial in the sweeping litigation over social media's impact on teen wellbeing.