Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) sued TikTok on Tuesday, accusing the popular video-sharing platform of preying on young people with addictive algorithms and other design features.

Ellison argues the social media company is driven “by an out-of-control pursuit of profit above all else” that seeks to keep young users on the app with features like its recommendation engine, endless scroll, push notifications, filters, live videos and a virtual currency system.

“If you know nothing else about TikTok, you know it’s extremely addicting,” Ellison said in a statement. “My office’s extensive investigation into the company has confirmed that addictiveness is the result of years of intentional decisions........

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