TikTok in the Dock: Arkansas A.G. to Take on Social Media Giant in 2026 Showdown
The Arkansas Attorney General’s lawsuit against social media giant TikTok is scheduled to go to trial in October 2026, according to a recent scheduling order from the Cleburne County Circuit Court.
With upwards of a billion users worldwide, including some 150 to 170 million in the U.S., TikTok is among the most popular social media outlets on earth.
But TikTok is more than an app. It’s a major corporation owned by a China-based parent company, and it is valued at $300 billion.
However, TikTok has found itself embroiled in controversies over its failure to protect private user data from entities in China — including the Chinese Communist Party. In May 2025, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission fined TikTok $600 million for unlawfully transferring European user data to China.
The platform also has been accused of serving users a steady “diet of darkness” and violating laws intended to protect children online.
In 2023, the Arkansas Attorney General’s office filed a lawsuit against Chinese-based company ByteDance — the corporation that owns TikTok — in Cleburne County Circuit Court.
Attorneys for TikTok worked relentlessly to have the lawsuit dismissed, but the Arkansas Supreme Court has given the A.G.’s office a green light to pursue the case.
Attorney General Griffin’s lawsuit alleges TikTok violated Arkansas’ Deceptive Trade Practices Act by falsely claiming that graphic and mature content on its platform is appropriate for teens. The lawsuit also calls the TikTok app “a Chinese ‘Trojan Horse’ unleashed on unsuspecting American consumers.”
As we keep saying, social media platforms are more than just websites or phone apps. These are multibillion-dollar businesses. The people who own and profit from these companies have a responsibility to protect their users.
Family Council is not aware of any attorney general in America who is doing more to hold social media giants accountable and protect children online than Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin. We appreciate his willingness to continue this legal fight against TikTok in state court.
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Florida A.G. Sues Planned Parenthood for Lying to Women, Claiming Abortion Pill is “Safer Than Tylenol”
On November 6, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a lawsuit against abortion giant Planned Parenthood for lying to women by claiming abortion pills are, “safer than Tylenol.”
The lawsuit is similar to one officials in Missouri filed in July. The Florida A.G.’s legal complaint says:
The “safer than Tylenol” marketing campaign has been ongoing for years and targeted to women in Florida. Just a few weeks ago, Defendant Planned Parenthood Florida Action proclaimed on X.com that “Mifepristone is safe. Safer than Tylenol.” That claim is manifestly false.
Abortionists typically use two separate pills for a chemical abortion. Mifepristone is administered to kill the unborn baby. A second drug called misoprostol causes the baby to be expelled from the woman’s body. Both carry serious risks and consequences.
A study by the experts at the Ethics and Public Policy Center found the abortion drugs mifepristone and misoprostol are at least 22 times more dangerous than the U.S. Food and Drug Administration labeling indicates.
Researchers noted that from 2017 to 2023, nearly one in nine women suffered serious health complications such as sepsis, infection, and hemorrhaging as a direct result of abortion drugs.
All of this has prompted the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to launch a formal investigation into the abortion drugs and their safety.
The Florida Attorney General’s Office cited these findings and others in its lawsuit, writing:
These are inconvenient truths for Planned Parenthood, whose business model is built around high-margin chemical abortions. So rather than admit the danger of chemical abortion, Planned Parenthood lies. The abortion conglomerate not only assures its patients that abortion drugs are “extremely safe”—a dubious claim itself; it repeatedly declares that abortion drugs are “safer than Tylenol.”
In fact, abortion drugs are not safer than Tylenol. These claims have no basis in reality and have been repeatedly debunked. Nevertheless, Planned Parenthood continues to make them: on its website, in printed materials, on live television, and during interactions with patients.
Arkansas law generally prohibits abortion except to save the life of the mother, and it is a crime to mail or deliver abortion pills into the state. Abortionists who break the law are subject to criminal penalties. They also may be sued for malpractice, and they may face professional discipline — like suspension of their medical licenses.
Unfortunately, pro-abortion lawmakers in some states have enacted “shield laws” to protect abortionists who ship these dangerous abortion pills across state lines.
Groups like Planned Parenthood are also spending millions of dollars to promote abortion to women from pro-life states like Arkansas. That’s a serious problem.
Fortunately, Attorney General Tim Griffin has threatened legal action against companies advertising abortion drugs in Arkansas. The attorney general says these groups may be penalized under the state’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act. He has also urged the federal government to restrict abortion drugs and let states like Arkansas enforce their pro-life laws.
Abortion drugs end the lives of unborn children, and they hurt women. They simply should not be for sale in America. We appreciate Florida Attorney General Uthmeier and Arkansas Attorney General Griffin for each standing up against abortionists.
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