ZeroCoolUS lawmakers vote 50-0 to force sale of TikTok despite angry calls from users
NakedmoleTik Tok pushes so much toxic content towards children and teenagers it should be shut down in my opinion.
Sl00kThe can very easily apply to every single social media.
Yes but unlike Facebook and other platforms, Tik Tok is aimed at and consumed by minors specifically.
Advertising.
Source? Examples?
cbsnews.com/…/facebook-instagram-tiktok-snapchat-…
Should I keep finding relevant links for you or do you feel sufficiently foolish enough?
Social media apps made $11 billion from children and teens in 2022
Snaphat, TikTok, Youtube and others generated billions in profits last year from advertising targeting young users, a Harvard study shows.
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I tried googling, can’t find anything that supports these claims
The comment was
Yes but UNLIKE Facebook and other platforms, Tik Tok is aimed at and consumed by minors specifically.
That study shows the opposite. YouTube benefited from minors over 2.5 times more than TikTok. And it shows every other platform is benefiting similar amounts. In fact, Snapchat has half the number of monthly users as tiktok but has almost identical ad revenue from minors. All the major social media platforms suck and are trying to take advantage of us, especially kids
I’m not arguing it’s only tiktok. They all fucking suck. The question was how does TikTok benefit off children and the answer is advertising. That’s a fact.
But the original comment you replied to WAS saying it’s only, or at least primarily, Tiktok.
I only commented because, especially among the reddit and fediverse demographic, there’s a fervent dislike of TikTok specifically. I think some people have lost sight of the larger issue, that TikTok is a symptom and not the disease. But it’s an easy target because of its early reputation as a dance app for younger users, its alleged ties to the CCP, and its popularity.