U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Thursday it has referred to the Justice Department a complaint against Snap, Inc., that alleges its messaging app Snapchat used an artificial intelligence chatbox that harmed young users.

The Federal Trade Commission has referred a complaint against Snap Inc. (NYSE:SNAP) to the Department of Justice, according to a public statement made by the U.S. government agency Thursday. The complaint against the Snapchat parent is connected to the deployment of "My AI" chatbot on the company's platform,

Snap, the owners of social media app Snapchat, has been referred to the Department of Justice because of allegedly causing "risks and harms" to young users