Popular social media app TikTokhas become the new target of a study that aims to find out if it specifically harms young users, including children. TikTok’s impact on kids It may be more than you think.
The U.S.-wide investigation that emerged with the press release from the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, the Chinese company ByteDance It will target how it designs and operates TikTok, and how it promotes it to kids and teens.
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TikTok’s impact on children will be investigated
Massachusetts state attorney general Maura HealeyHe stated that the investigation launched for TikTok will take into account whether it adversely affects the physical and mental health of young users.
“As children and teenagers are already grappling with anxiety, social pressure and depression, we cannot allow social media to further harm their physical and mental health.”
According to Healey, state attorneys general protecting young people and how companies like TikTok affect their daily lives. The Attorneys General of California, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, Tennessee and Vermont are leading the investigation.
TikTok spokesperson Huge investigation launched in the USA expressed their sympathy. The Chinese application stated that they will provide information about the precautions they take for young users.
“We are deeply committed to creating an experience that helps protect and support the well-being of our community, and we appreciate that state attorneys general’s focus is on the safety of young users. We look forward to providing information on the many security and privacy protections we have for teens.”
The news of the investigation comes after US President Joe Biden asked social media platforms to improve data privacy for children.
Former US President Donald Trump in 2020 TikTok’s US operations He tried to sell it to an American company. However Microsoft, Oracle This acquisition, which went back and forth between companies such as Biden, was shelved in 2021 by the Biden administration.
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