CCDH research shows how TikTok pushes harmful videos to teens, including content about body image, eating disorders, and substance abuse.
CCDH welcomes the opportunity to provide evidence from our research on video-sharing platforms (VSPs) to the UK regulator, Ofcom.
TikTok takes a step back on transparency by obscuring the number of views on hashtags, making it harder for researchers to study the reach of harmful content.
New research shows that TikTok videos glorifying potentially deadly bodybuilding drugs and in some cases directing users to sites selling them have been seen at least 587 million times in the US in three years – including 420 million views from users aged 18-24 years old. TikTok must enforce their own rules and protect vulnerable users from harmful content. And Congress must hold the platform responsible and accountable if failing to do so.
TikTok announced it was banning content under the “SkinnyTok” hashtag, a move heralded by some as a step toward curbing eating disorder content online. The hashtag is used in posts that idolize extreme thinness, tying […]
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