Mr. Richard Collard:

No, we would not say it is designed to be addictive. One thing we know people care a lot about is screen time and the amount of time people spend on the platform.

That is why we have introduced a number of restrictions and frictions in our systems. We have a 60-minute screen time limit by default for everyone under 18 on the platform. This means that if you are a teen using TikTok and you are scrolling and reach that 60 minutes, there is a full screen takeover and you are expected to enter a code to continue using the platform.