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Utah on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against TikTok, saying the video app knowingly uses technology to keep children engaged with material that is often harmful. 'The harms to children need to stop,' Gov. Spencer Cox said as he announced the suit at a news conference.
Another tool is 'filter bubbles' that feed a user more extreme reels of the types of videos that pique their interest, it alleged. 'TikTok directly profited from addicting children to the app and continued to capitalize on the addictive nature of the app despite knowing the harm that addiction would cause Utah’s children,' the state's suit said.
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