Newly unsealed and edited video shows TikTok employees and consultants expressing concern that potentially addictive features of the app could harm users' mental health.

The video compilation, which was shared with CBS News by the North Carolina Department of Justice, is part of the evidence in a 2024 lawsuit the state's former attorney general filed against TikTok alleging the company misled the public about the safety of the social media platform.

North Carolina Special Superior Court Judge Adam Conrad on Tuesday ordered that the video and complaint be unsealed. In a separate ruling, he also denied a motion by TikTok's parent company, China-based ByteDance, to dismiss the North Carolina lawsuit.

"These clips clearly show that social media companies know they're designing their apps to

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