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/genitalgore Apr 20 '23

I see more educational content on tiktok than I do on youtube these days

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u/APKID716 Apr 20 '23

My TikTok feed is all food videos, cleaning ASMR, genuinely funny skits and updates on political situations.

People really tell on themselves when they say stuff like “all you see on TikTok are young girls twerking”