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New York, New York – Tiktok Law identified harmful health Effects of its platform on young users but limited preventive measures to avoid a reduction in traffic, according to internal documents revealed Friday by an American public radio station.
TikTok -team identified harmful health effects of their platform on young users but limited preventive measures to avoid a reduction in traffic, according to internal documents revealed Friday by an American public radio station. © Ospinking / Solen Faceza
The documents, mentioned in a mood issued by the Kentucky -riksadokaten, are part of A trial archived by 13 states and Washington DC and accused TikTok of Damage young users’ mental health.
The articles reveal Tiktok’s awareness of the platform’s appeal and its recommendation algorithm, which offers a seemingly endless chain with short videos.
A named Tiktok -Employment noted the need to be “conscious” of the app’s impact on “sleep and eating and moving around the room and looking at someone in the eyes.”
Kentucky Public Radio reconstructed internal communication before a state judge ordered the documents that were removed from the public post.
The atmosphere claims that Tiktok’s research found that after showing 260 videos, a user probably became dependent on the platform.
The company’s studies also correlated “compulsive use” with negative mental health effects, including “loss of analytical skills, memory formation, contextual thinking, conversation depth, empathy and increased anxiety.”
While TikTok has implemented features to limit young users’ screen time, including parental controls and an hour of timeout, the documents suggest that Bytidance, Tiktok’s parent company, did not try to improve these tools even though they knew their limited efficiency.
A TikTok project manager wrote: “Our goal is not to reduce the time” on the platform.
In response, TikTok called the publication of sealed court information “very irresponsible.”
“Unfortunately, this complaint is Cherry picks misleading quotes and take outdated documents from the context to incorrectly represent our commitment to social security,” it said.
The state trials come as the popular app for video snippet is facing a ban in the United States If it remains owned by Porcelain -based Byteanance.
The US government claims that Tictok allows Beijing to collect data and spy on users. It also says that Tiktok is a lead to spread propaganda. China and the company Strongly deny These claims.
