US EditionTikTok was aware of risks kids and teens face on its platform, legal document alleges
- TikTok's internal documents reveal the platform's teams recognized harmful effects on young users but limited preventive measures to avoid a drop in traffic.
- The lawsuit alleges that TikTok's research indicates users likely become addicted after watching 260 videos, correlating "compulsive usage" with negative mental health effects.
- Despite implementing some screen time limits, documents suggest that ByteDance did not seek to enhance these tools, knowing their effectiveness was limited.
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Ticker: TikTok was aware of risks kids face on its platform, lawsuit alleges
TikTok has been aware that its design features are detrimental to its young users and that publicly touted tools aimed at limiting kids’ time on the site were largely ineffective. That’s according to internal documents and communications exposed in lawsuit filed by the state of Kentucky. The details are among redacted portions of Kentucky’s lawsuit that contains the company’s internal communications and documents unearthed during a more than two…
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PolitikenLegal documents: TikTok is aware of its addictive effect on young people
The social media TikTok is well aware that it can make its primarily young users addicted to the medium's short videos. In fact, TikTok itself has researched how long it takes for users to…
TikTok removes hundreds of moderators for preferring AI over them at a time when it is being criticized for its harmful effects on young people
On Friday, October 11, the social network announced hundreds of job cuts in favor of automated solutions. The same day that documents were revealed showing that TikTok has limited its preventive measures for young people for fear of seeing attendance fall.
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