Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison argues TikTok violated state consumer protection laws by designing a platform that’s addicting and harmful to children.

“This isn't about free speech,” Ellison said in announcing his lawsuit filed Tuesday in Hennepin County Court. “This is about a company knowing the dangers and the dangerous effects of its product but making and taking no steps to mitigate those harms or inform users of the risks.”

The lawsuit says TikTok has violated the law by designing features that can cause children to compulsively and excessively use the app such that they are mentally, physically and financially injured.

It also says the social media app has violated the law by live streaming in virtual monetary features that it knows induces compulsive use of the app and

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