State attorneys general have launched a nationwide investigation into TikTok and its possible harmful effects on young users' mental health, widening government scrutiny of the wildly popular video platform.
州检察长对TikTok及其可能对年轻用户心理健康造成的有害影响展开了全国性调查，从而扩大了政府对这一广受欢迎的视频平台的审查范围。
The investigation was announced last Wednesday by a number of states led by California, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, Tennessee and Vermont.
上周三，以加利福尼亚州、佛罗里达州、肯塔基州、马萨诸塞州、内布拉斯加州、新泽西州、田纳西州和佛蒙特州为首的多个州宣布了这项调查。
U.S. lawmakers and federal regulators have criticized TikTok, citing practices and computer-driven promotion of content they say can endanger the physical and mental health of young users.
美国立法会议员和联邦监管机构批评TikTok，称TikTok的做法和由计算机驱动的内容推广可能危及年轻用户的身心健康。
The platform has an estimated 1 billion monthly users and is especially popular with teens and younger children. Last month, Texas opened an investigation into TikTok's alleged violations of children's privacy and facilitation of human trafficking.
该平台估计每月有10亿活跃用户，特别受青少年和幼儿的欢迎。上个月，德克萨斯州对TikTok涉嫌侵犯儿童隐私和为贩卖人口提供便利展开调查。
"Our children are growing up in the age of social media -- and many feel like they need to measure up to the filtered versions of reality that they see on their screens," California Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a news release. "We know this takes a devastating toll on children's mental health and well-being."
"我们的孩子成长在社交媒体时代 - 许多人觉得他们的生活要跟他们在屏幕上看到的一样，而他们在屏幕上看到的是已经对现实生活过滤后的版本，"加州总检察长Rob Bonta在一份新闻稿中说，"我们知道这对儿童的心理健康和福祉造成了毁灭性的打击。
Bonta said the investigation aims determine if TikTok is violating the law in promoting its platform to young people.
Bonta表示，调查旨在确定TikTok在向年轻人推广时是否违反了法律。
Government officials and child-safety advocates maintain that TikTok's computer algorithms pushing video content to users can promote eating disorders and even self-harm and suicide to young viewers.
政府官员和儿童安全倡导者坚持认为，TikTok依靠计算机算法将视频内容推送给用户，可能会导致年轻观众饮食失调，甚至自残和自杀。
"We care deeply about building an experience that helps to protect and support the well-being of our community, and appreciate that the state attorneys general are focusing on the safety of younger users," the company said Wednesday. "We look forward to providing information on the many safety and privacy protections we have for teens."
"我们非常关心建立一种有助于保护和支持我们社区福祉的体验，并赞赏州检察长关注年轻用户的安全，" TikTok上周三表示，"我们期待提供有关我们为青少年提供的许多安全和隐私保护的信息。”
重点词汇
alleged /əˈledʒd/ adj. （未经证实而）声称的，所谓的；（在证据不足的情况下）被指控的
measure up to 符合；达到
algorithm /ˈælɡərɪðəm/ n. （尤指计算机）算法，运算法则
look forward to doing 盼望，期待
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