Nevada Attorney General files suit against social media app Kik and its parent company

Aug 18, 2025 

2 News Nevada Digital Team 

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford has filed a lawsuit against MediaLab.AI and its social messaging app Kik. 

The suit cites harm the company has caused to Nevada's youth, according to a release from the Attorney General's Office. 

The legal action follows lawsuits from the AG's office against TikTok, Snapchat, and three Meta-owned platforms, Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger, filed in 2024, as well as a lawsuit against YouTube filed earlier this year.

The suit was filed late Friday in the Eighth Judicial District business court.

“Kik’s anonymity feature and low barrier to entry, among other things, harm Nevada’s youth,” said Ford. "The company’s actions and false claims of safety also put Nevada’s children in danger. I will not allow companies to neglect their responsibilities to Nevada’s youth, and I will bring any  offender that does so to court.”

Ford’s lawsuit accuses Kik of violating the Nevada Deceptive Trade Practices Act and brings claims of negligence, products liability, and unjust enrichment. It claims the app's "easily created anonymous accounts" have created a haven for child predators and facilitated the dissemination of child sexual assault material.