A newly published report from a nonprofit organisation that studies online hate and disinformation found that vulnerable users on TikTok could be “bombarded” with content that could encourage self-harm and disordered eating.
The Center for Countering Digital Hate created fictional teenager accounts in four countries to test the app, including usernames that reference weight loss. Those users then watched and “liked” relevant videos to gauge the response of the platform’s powerful algorithm, which automatically generates recommended content on the app’s popular “for you” feed.
