BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has filed a lawsuit against the popular social media app TikTok. According to AG Murrill’s office, TikTok has violated state consumer protection laws, has allegedly exploited young people, and has allegedly deceived the public about the dangers of the social media app.

South Carolina’s chief prosecutor joined 13 other attorneys general filing separate lawsuits Tuesday accusing TikTok of breaking state consumer protection laws. Attorney General Alan Wilson filed his office’s 86-page complaint in Richland County Court.

“Young people are struggling with their mental health because of addictive social media platforms like TikTok,” said Attorney General James. “In New York and across the country, young people have died or gotten injured doing dangerous TikTok challenges, and many more are feeling more sad, anxious, and depressed.”

Massachusetts has joined more than a dozen states in suing TikTok, claiming the app's design causes addiction and harms the mental health of young users.

TikTok is facing legal trouble in Illinois as a state leader says the app is harming children. There's a lot of movement in this week's playoff picture after a chaotic Week 6. Week 5 is in the books and oh my there's a lot of panic on these fantasy streets.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit alongside 13 other states against TikTok Tuesday, alleging the social media platform of using harmful business practices that target children, teens and negatively impact their mental health.