Beyond the dances and skits there's a darker side to TikTok. The app's algorithm is exposing users to dangerous content while controlling which people and political movements get attention.
He's embedded himself in the app's eating disorder communities.
"It's almost like a pit with no end and you find that these kids would ultimately harm themselves more," he says.Claire Benstead was hesitant about going on TikTok. She'd heard it wasn't a good space for people with eating disorders. The company's policies say TikTok bans "content depicting, promoting, normalising, or glorifying activities that could lead to suicide, self-harm, or eating disorders".
People living with eating disorders and researchers say while this is a positive step, it's not going to stop the app exposing people to these videos, especially when people can easily get around bans on hashtags. It takes less than 30 seconds to find harmful content on TikTok, and a few hours for the algorithm to dominate someone's feed with offensive videos, according to several researchers.
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