TikTok's algorithm aggressively pushes harmful content to teens, study finds
CA, 17 Dec 2022
A U.K. study has found that TikTok's algorithm aggressively pushes self-harm and eating disorder content to teens at an alarmingly rapid pace.
The report comes as governments weigh whether it is time to end the “self-regulation” of social media.
Jackson Proskow examines how the study was conducted, TikTok's response to the research's troubling findings and how the app's content compares to its more regulated parent company in China.
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The report comes as governments weigh whether it is time to end the “self-regulation” of social media.
Jackson Proskow examines how the study was conducted, TikTok's response to the research's troubling findings and how the app's content compares to its more regulated parent company in China.
For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/9350094/tiktok-eating-disorders-suicide-report/
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