No, Section 230 protects TikTok as a platform. He would have to sue the ad creator.
Comment on TikTok ran a deepfake ad of an AI MrBeast hawking iPhones for $2 — and it's the 'tip of the iceberg'
akilou@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Can Mr Beast sue til tok over this?
Ullallulloo@civilloquy.com 1 year ago
JustZ@lemmy.world 1 year ago
No, can only DMCA takedowns.
If he can find the creator or publisher, he can sue for misappropriation of name and likeness. It’s a privacy tort.
HurlingDurling@lemm.ee 1 year ago
However I think he already said he doesn’t care