Teen’s TikTok videos used to advertise ‘nasty’ hookup app, calling her ‘friend with benefit’: lawsuit
A University of Tennessee student, Kaelyn Lunglhofer, is suing a British Virgin Islands-based tech company for using her TikTok videos in ads for a dating app without her consent. The ads, which promoted the 'Meete' app as a hookup platform, featured her image and suggested she was a 'friend with benefit.' Lunglhofer claims the unauthorized use of her videos caused emotional distress and embarrassment.
- ▪Kaelyn Lunglhofer discovered her TikTok video was used in ads for the 'Meete' app after a dormmate sent it to her.
- ▪The ads used geo-targeting to reach men at the University of Tennessee and in Knoxville, implying local women were available for casual encounters.
- ▪Lunglhofer is seeking at least $750,000 in damages from Quantum Communications, the company behind Meete.
- ▪Her attorney, Abe Pafford, argued the company deceived users by using stolen content to promote a hookup app.
- ▪Lunglhofer stated the lawsuit is about accountability and preventing others from experiencing similar violations.
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US News Teen’s TikTok videos used to advertise ‘nasty’ hookup app, calling her ‘friend with benefit’: lawsuit By Brandon Cruz Published May 3, 2026, 3:56 p.m. ET A University of Tennessee was shocked to find a TikTok video she shot to celebrate her high school graduation was being used in ads for a “nasty hookup” app that touted her as a possible “friend with benefit,” a new lawsuit claimed. Kaelyn Lunglhofer claimed British Virgin Islands-based tech company Quantum Communications and its dating app “Meete,” ran suggestive ads using her videos without her permission. “They’re making me look like a prostitute,” Lunglhofer told local ABC affiliate WKRN. “They’re making me look like a prostitute,” Kaelyn Lunglhofer, a student at the University of Tennessee, said.
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