Oct 8, 2024 | "For You" Video Feed | abusive business practices | Advertising | apps | autoplay | Beauty filters | ByteDance Ltd lawsuit | comments | Consumer Fraud Act | deceptive | dopamine responses | endless or infinite scroll | exploitation of children | filters | harming youth | Mental Health | multiyear investigation | push notifications | Social Media | social media giant | Teen | Teenagers | TikTok | TikTok LIVE | TikTok Stories | unconscionable | Under-13 | variable rewards | Child Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey Consumers
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that after a multiyear investigation, they are suing social media giant TikTok for deceptive, unconscionable, and abusive business practices that harm the health and safety of New Jersey’s youth.
Oct 3, 2024 | Abuse of Two Minors | aggravated criminal sexual contact | attempted aggravated sexual assault | Caseworker | Division of Child Protection and Permanency | Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) | endangering the welfare of children by impairing or debauching the morals of a child | Georgia | Homeland Security Investigations | Indictment | luring | New Jersey | New Jersey State Police (NJSP) | Newark | NJSP Internet Crimes Against Children Unit | Official Misconduct | Savannah | Sexual Assault | sexual assault (2nd degree) | Child Protection | Division of Criminal Justice | Press Release | Sexual Assault Victims
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ), and the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) announced the indictment of an ex-caseworker for the New Jersey Department of Children and Family Services’ Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCPP), for his alleged sexual abuse of two children.
Sep 12, 2024 | child | child assault | Criminal Charges | DCA | Division of Consumer Affairs | license surrender | medical license | Physician | physician indicted | Sexual Assault | sexual assault charges | Child Protection | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey Consumers
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs (“Division”) announced today that the State Board of Medical Examiners (“Board”) has secured the voluntary license surrender of a Monmouth County physician indicted on criminal charges related to his alleged longtime sexual abuse of a minor.
Sep 12, 2024 | Bias in K-12 Schools | Division on Civil Rights | Law Against Discrimination | Law Against Discrimination (LAD) | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Attorney General Statement | Bias and Discrimination | Child Protection | Civil Rights | Diversity & Inclusion | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Sundeep Iyer, Director of the Division on Civil Rights, have issued a statement in response to the recent rise in antisemitism and Islamophobia in K-12 schools and on college and university campuses.
Aug 27, 2024 | "NOVs" | adolescent smoking | candy | chocolate | civil penalties | DCA | Division of Consumer Affairs | Flavored Vapor Products Banned in New Jersey | fruit | mint | notices of violation | Child Protection | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey Consumers | Statutes, Regulations & Rules | Uncategorized
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs (“Division”) announced today that 19 New Jersey retailers were issued Notices of Violation (“NOVs”) and assessed civil penalties of $4,500 each for allegedly violating the state’s consumer protection laws by offering and selling flavored vapor products that are banned for sale in New Jersey.
Mar 8, 2024 | concealing misconduct | Essex County | failing to perform background checks | failing to perform drug tests | Guilty Plea | hiring unqualified drivers | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | operating unsafe buses | OPIA | School Bus Company | Child Protection | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Policing Policy | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) announced today that an Essex County-based school bus company and one of its owners pleaded guilty, after hiring unqualified drivers, failing to perform drug tests and background checks, operating unsafe buses, and attempting to conceal their misconduct.
