The Wall Street JournalTikTok feeds teens a diet of darkness
The WSJ reports on research that shows that when researchers created accounts for fictitious 13-year-olds, they were quickly inundated with videos about eating disorders, body image and suicide.
Curated by informedCalls to ban TikTok in the U.S. are growing louder. Government leaders are trying to keep the popular China-owned social video platform away from schools, public workers, even entire states, on the grounds that users’ data could wind up in the wrong hands.
Data privacy, though, might be less worrisome than the power of TikTok’s algorithm. Especially if you’re a parent.
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