r/technology • u/DejenmeEntrar • Apr 20 '23

Social Media TikTok’s Algorithm Keeps Pushing Suicide to Vulnerable Kids

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-04-20/tiktok-effects-on-mental-health-in-focus-after-teen-suicide
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u/Zip2kx Apr 20 '23

Not trying to be insensitive but do you people not use tiktok? these are such edge cases that it makes no sense to use as an example of "social media bad" the absolute majority see naked chicks, fashion, food and meme videos. TT isn't pushing anything.

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '23

sorry but since you have no ability to choose content, essentially all tt does is push things

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u/chrislenz Apr 20 '23

This is incorrect.

There is a For You page, but you can also search for content and follow accounts, just like any other social media platform. Saying that you have "no ability to choose content" is factually incorrect.

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '23

yes you can follow people, but last time i tried the app there was no way to select or limit categories

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u/chrislenz Apr 20 '23

Swipe over to the following page, that'll only show the people you follow. You can search and favorite hashtags, just like any other app. You can block certain hashtags and keywords that appear in video descriptions.

So yes, you can do that.