Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford has filed a civil lawsuit against MediaLab.AI, the owner of the social messaging app Kik, alleging that the platform has endangered children in Nevada. The suit was submitted late last week in the Eighth Judicial District business court.
Attorney General Ford stated, “Kik’s anonymity feature and low barrier to entry, among other things, harm Nevada’s youth. 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.”
The complaint asserts that Kik’s design—allowing anonymous accounts without requiring email, phone number or other identification—has facilitated child predators and enabled the spread of child sexual assault material. Authorities allege that Kik continued marketing itself toward teens while failing to disclose these risks.
According to information cited by Ford’s office, Kik at one point claimed 40% of American teenagers used its platform. This large user base combined with easy account creation allegedly created what one serial offender called a “predator’s paradise.”
The legal action accuses Kik of violating the Nevada Deceptive Trade Practices Act as well as claims involving negligence, products liability and unjust enrichment.
This case is part of an ongoing series of lawsuits led by Attorney General Ford against social media companies over concerns about youth safety in Nevada. In June 2025, Ford’s office brought a civil suit against YouTube along with parent companies Google LLC and Alphabet Inc., following earlier cases filed in January 2024 against TikTok, Snapchat and three Meta-owned platforms: Instagram, Facebook and Messenger.
