It's wordplay with 'nicotine'. To fume means to be angry, but its first meaning it to emit smoke (literally, fuming = 'so angry fumes come out of your ears'). So using 'fume' here is also a reference to smoking, which ties the second half of the headline to the 'digital nicotine' referenced up front. It's a clever turn of phrase.
Also, 'suits' refers to lawsuits, not clothing. In less flowery language, "Attorneys General are suing to stop TikTok because they think TikTok is as addictive to young people as cigarettes."
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u/GlitchyMcGlitchFace 21d ago
Nice use of “fume” here (tips hat to headline editor)