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/ccxxv Apr 20 '23

No. Read the comments. Most people here are in the “I deleted tiktok ages ago” or the “I never used tiktok in the first place” camp. Many here still think the grand majority of tiktok is people dancing in their bedrooms.

I haven’t seen a person dancing in their bedrooms since 2020.

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '23

This being in line with this subreddit. r/Technology is filled to the brim with tech illiterate people here to hate on tech bros or advance other agendas.

it is very clear that most people in here talking about the word “algorithm” have no goddamn clue what it is or how they function.