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TikTok executives know about app’s effect on teens, lawsuit documents allege (www.npr.org)

submitted 1 month ago by Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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In each of the separate lawsuits state regulators filed, dozens of internal communications, documents and research data were redacted — blacked-out from public view — since authorities entered into confidentiality agreements with TikTok.

But in one of the lawsuits, filed by the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office, the redactions were faulty. This was revealed when Kentucky Public Radio copied-and-pasted excerpts of the redacted material, bringing to light some 30 pages of documents that had been kept secret.

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[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

TikTok executives ~~know about~~ discussed some of the app’s possible effect on teens

The pseudo-science is too damn high. Everybody has some anecdote but there's not much actual evidence.

Personally I think kids are more depressed because the world is actually shitty and for the first time in history the kids are actually aware. This is an opportunity for progress but instead the kids are punished for escaping the hegemonic narrative.

[–] MaggiWuerze 2 points 1 month ago

I don't know how relentlessly shoveling far right talking points into their feed is supposed to help them with their escapism, but okay...

There are also studies that found evidence for the negative effects social media like Instagram have on the mental wellbeing of young adults (primarily girls).

But I agree that having easier access to information about the state of our world is definitely adding to that pressure