TikTok’s algorithm aggressively pushes harmful content to teens, study finds

TikTok’s algorithm aggressively pushes harmful content to teens, study finds


Global National

A U.K. study has found that TikTok’s algorithm aggressively pushes self-harm and eating disorder content to teens at an alarmingly rapid pace. Jackson Proskow examines how the study was conducted, TikTok’s response to the research’s troubling findings, and how the app’s content compares to its more regulated parent company in China.