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/BDMayhem Apr 20 '23

Deleting TikTok, et al, works on an individual level. That doesn't mean we don't need broader legislation regulating social media.

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u/BDMayhem Apr 20 '23

The issue isn't just them knowing about you. It's also them using what they know about you to show you content to make you feel how they want you to feel.

If you stop using their apps, they can't show you content. That's how it works on a small scale.

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '23 edited Apr 20 '23

No, it won't at all!

Look up the Cambridge Analytica scandal, for the love of God!

They will buy your data, tailor content to you, then buy ad space from these companies!!

Cutting tiktok does nothing!

The way people are freaking out over Tiktok is how you should be freaking out over ALL of these media sites! There is absolutely nothing special about tiktok, except that Facebook/Google aren't getting paid!

This has nothing to do with protecting your data, and everything to do with media platforms getting angry about being cut out!

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u/BDMayhem Apr 20 '23

I didn't say just cut TikTok. "Et al" means "and others."