DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - September shines a spotlight on two major health issues: suicide prevention and childhood obesity.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is taking aim at a platform he feels is the spark behind one of them, TikTok.

As mental health concerns are more present in our lives, do we value a strong mind more than our body?

In a video released during a different state lawsuit, TikTok employees openly discussed harm the app can cause for users.

This self-admitted pain in the name of profit is exactly why Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is suing the company.

”We’re accusing them of violating the Deceptive Prey Practices Act by offering a product that is unethical and unscrupulous," said Ellison. “They’ve designed a product that is basically digita

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