{"id":112996,"date":"2024-10-11T17:51:10","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T10:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=112996"},"modified":"2024-10-11T17:51:10","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T10:51:10","slug":"tiktok-knows-its-app-is-harming-kids-new-internal-documents-show-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=112996","title":{"rendered":"TikTok knows its app is harming kids, new internal documents show : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"storytext\">\n<div id=\"resg-s1-27678\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 8256;&#10;        --source-height: 5504;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8256x5504+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffd%2F07%2F411d188143e78551130cec36460f%2Fgettyimages-1753527797.jpg\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/webp\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8256x5504+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffd%2F07%2F411d188143e78551130cec36460f%2Fgettyimages-1753527797.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8256x5504+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffd%2F07%2F411d188143e78551130cec36460f%2Fgettyimages-1753527797.jpg\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8256x5504+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffd%2F07%2F411d188143e78551130cec36460f%2Fgettyimages-1753527797.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8256x5504+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffd%2F07%2F411d188143e78551130cec36460f%2Fgettyimages-1753527797.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Unredacted documents show TikTok is aware of the dangers caused by its app.\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8256x5504+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffd%2F07%2F411d188143e78551130cec36460f%2Fgettyimages-1753527797.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                Unredacted documents show TikTok is aware of the dangers caused by its app.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    SEBASTIEN BOZON\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        SEBASTIEN BOZON\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For the first time, internal TikTok communications have been made public that show a company unconcerned with the harms the app poses for American teenagers. This is despite its own research validating many child safety concerns.<\/p>\n<p>The confidential material was part of a more than two-year investigation into TikTok by 14 attorneys general that led to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/10\/08\/g-s1-26823\/states-sue-tiktok-child-safety-mental-health\"><u> state officials suing<\/u><\/a> the company on Tuesday. The lawsuit alleges that TikTok was designed with the express intention of addicting young people to the app. The states argue the multi-billion-dollar company deceived the public about the risks.<\/p>\n<p>In each of the separate lawsuits state regulators filed, dozens of internal communications, documents and research data were redacted \u2014 blacked-out from public view \u2014 since authorities entered into confidentiality agreements with TikTok.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap backstage\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>But in one of the lawsuits, filed by the Kentucky Attorney General\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-27676-100\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImageg-s1-26823\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/10\/08\/g-s1-26823\/states-sue-tiktok-child-safety-mental-health\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/08\\\/g-s1-26823\\\/states-sue-tiktok-child-safety-mental-health&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1784x1784+608+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/15\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4b%2Fff%2F93ee00d14a23ab311c438dda3e25%2Fap24118034181805.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1784x1784+608+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4b%2Fff%2F93ee00d14a23ab311c438dda3e25%2Fap24118034181805.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1784x1784+608+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4b%2Fff%2F93ee00d14a23ab311c438dda3e25%2Fap24118034181805.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1784x1784+608+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/15\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4b%2Fff%2F93ee00d14a23ab311c438dda3e25%2Fap24118034181805.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1784x1784+608+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4b%2Fff%2F93ee00d14a23ab311c438dda3e25%2Fap24118034181805.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1784x1784+608+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4b%2Fff%2F93ee00d14a23ab311c438dda3e25%2Fap24118034181805.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1784x1784+608+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4b%2Fff%2F93ee00d14a23ab311c438dda3e25%2Fap24118034181805.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1784x1784+608+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4b%2Fff%2F93ee00d14a23ab311c438dda3e25%2Fap24118034181805.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"A group of more than a dozen states sued TikTok on Tuesday, alleging the app was intentionally designed to addict teens, something authorities say is a violation of state consumer protection laws.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESG-S1-27676-100\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>After Kentucky Public Radio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lpm.org\/news\/2024-10-09\/ag-coleman-sues-tiktok-says-internal-documents-show-company-knowingly-addicted-ky-youth\"><u>published<\/u><\/a> excerpts of the redacted material, a state judge sealed the entire complaint following a request from the attorney general\u2019s office \u201cto ensure that any settlement documents and related information, confidential commercial and trade secret information, and other protected information was not improperly disseminated,\u201d according to an emergency motion to seal the complaint filed on Wednesday by Kentucky officials.<\/p>\n<p>NPR reviewed all the portions of the suit that were redacted, which highlight TikTok executives speaking candidly about a host of dangers for children on the wildly popular video app. The material, mostly summaries of internal studies and communications, show some remedial measures \u2014 like time-management tools \u2014 would have a negligible reduction in screen time. The company went ahead and decided to release and tout the features.<\/p>\n<p>Separately, under a new law, TikTok has until January to divest from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, or face a nationwide ban. TikTok is fighting the looming crackdown. Meanwhile, the new lawsuits from state authorities have cast scrutiny on the app and its ability to counter content that harms minors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-27676-101\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5077782\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/08\/15\/nx-s1-5077782\/tiktok-survival-filing-ban-approaches\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/15\\\/nx-s1-5077782\\\/tiktok-survival-filing-ban-approaches&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1784x1784+562+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/15\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2Fb4%2F9f8afe2941f188230d53d6e02cfd%2Fap24218496665385.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1784x1784+562+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2Fb4%2F9f8afe2941f188230d53d6e02cfd%2Fap24218496665385.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1784x1784+562+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2Fb4%2F9f8afe2941f188230d53d6e02cfd%2Fap24218496665385.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1784x1784+562+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/15\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2Fb4%2F9f8afe2941f188230d53d6e02cfd%2Fap24218496665385.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1784x1784+562+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2Fb4%2F9f8afe2941f188230d53d6e02cfd%2Fap24218496665385.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1784x1784+562+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2Fb4%2F9f8afe2941f188230d53d6e02cfd%2Fap24218496665385.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1784x1784+562+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2Fb4%2F9f8afe2941f188230d53d6e02cfd%2Fap24218496665385.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1784x1784+562+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2Fb4%2F9f8afe2941f188230d53d6e02cfd%2Fap24218496665385.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"A TikTok sign is displayed on the company's building in Culver City, Calif., in March 2024.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESG-S1-27676-101\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>In a statement, TikTok spokesman Alex Haurek defended the company\u2019s child safety record and condemned the disclosure of once-public material that has now been sealed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is highly irresponsible of NPR to publish information that is under a court seal,\u201d Haurek said. \u201cUnfortunately, this complaint cherry-picks misleading quotes and takes outdated documents out of context to misrepresent our commitment to community safety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cWe have robust safeguards, which include proactively removing suspected underage users, and we have voluntarily launched safety features such as default screentime limits, family pairing, and privacy by default for minors under 16.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-secondary-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap secondary\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<h3 class=\"edTag\">Kentucky AG: TikTok users can become \u2018addicted\u2019 in 35 minutes<\/h3>\n<p>As TikTok\u2019s 170 million U.S. users can attest, the platform\u2019s hyper-personalized algorithm can be so engaging it becomes difficult to close the app. TikTok determined the precise amount of viewing it takes for someone to form a habit: 260 videos. After that, according to state investigators, a user \u201cis likely to become addicted to the platform.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the previously redacted portion of the suit, Kentucky authorities say: \u201cWhile this may seem substantial, TikTok videos can be as short as 8 seconds and are played for viewers in rapid-fire succession, automatically,\u201d the investigators wrote. \u201cThus, in under 35 minutes, an average user is likely to become addicted to the platform.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another internal document found that the company was aware its many features designed to keep young people on the app led to a constant and irresistible urge to keep opening the app.<\/p>\n<p>TikTok\u2019s own research states that \u201ccompulsive usage correlates with a slew of negative mental health effects like loss of analytical skills, memory formation, contextual thinking, conversational depth, empathy, and increased anxiety,\u201d according to the suit.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the documents show that TikTok was aware that \u201ccompulsive usage also interferes with essential personal responsibilities like sufficient sleep, work\/school responsibilities, and connecting with loved ones.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"edTag\">TikTok: Time-limit tool aimed at \u2018improving public trust,\u2019 not limiting app use<\/h3>\n<p>The unredacted documents show that TikTok employees were aware that too much time spent by teens on social media can be harmful to their mental health. The consensus among academics is that they recommend one hour or less of social media usage per day.<\/p>\n<p>The app lets parents place time limits on their kids\u2019 usage that range from 40 minutes to two hours per day. TikTok created a tool that set the default time prompt at 60 minutes per day.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-third-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap third\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Internal documents show that TikTok measured the success of this tool by how it was \u201cimproving public trust in the TikTok platform via media coverage,\u201d rather than how it reduced the time teens spent on the app.<\/p>\n<p>After tests, TikTok found the tool had little impact \u2013 accounting for about a 1.5-minute drop in usage, with teens spending around 108.5 minutes per day beforehand to roughly 107 minutes with the tool. According to the attorney general\u2019s complaint, TikTok did not revisit this issue.<\/p>\n<p>One document shows one TikTok project manager saying, \u201cOur goal is not to reduce the time spent.\u201d In a chat message echoing that sentiment, another employee said the goal is to \u201ccontribute to DAU [daily active users] and retention\u201d of users.<\/p>\n<p>TikTok has <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.tiktok.com\/en-us\/investing-in-our-communitys-digital-well-being\"><u>publicized its \u201cbreak\u201d videos<\/u><\/a>, which are prompts to get users to stop endlessly scrolling and take a break. Internally, however, it appears the company didn\u2019t think the videos amounted to much. One executive said that they are \u201cuseful in a good talking point\u201d with policymakers, but \u201cthey\u2019re not altogether effective.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"edTag\">Document: TikTok demoted people it deemed unattractive on its feed<\/h3>\n<p>The multi-state litigation against TikTok highlighted the company\u2019s beauty filters, which users can overlay on videos to make themselves look thinner and younger or to have fuller lips and bigger eyes.<\/p>\n<p>One popular feature, known as the Bold Glamour filter, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/03\/10\/1162286785\/does-the-bold-glamour-filter-push-unrealistic-beauty-standards-tiktokkers-think-\"><u>uses artificial intelligence to rework people\u2019s faces<\/u><\/a> to resemble models with high cheekbones and strong jawlines.<\/p>\n<div id=\"res1162448127\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 7153;&#10;        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1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/03\/09\/tiktok-composite_custom-3c0dd32a1ea0bbfa994d66cbb951040e33d6ca5f.jpg?s=1100&amp;c=50&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/03\/09\/tiktok-composite_custom-3c0dd32a1ea0bbfa994d66cbb951040e33d6ca5f.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Internal documents show TikTok is aware of the harm that beauty filters, like Bold Glamour, can cause young users.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                Internal documents show TikTok is aware of the harm that beauty filters, like Bold Glamour, can cause young users.<\/p>\n<p><b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Image created by NPR&#8217;s Grace Widyatmadja\/TikTok<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Image created by NPR&#8217;s Grace Widyatmadja\/TikTok<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"enlarge_measure\">\n<div class=\"img_wrap\">\n        <picture><source data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/03\/09\/tiktok-composite_custom-3c0dd32a1ea0bbfa994d66cbb951040e33d6ca5f.jpg?s=2600&amp;c=100&amp;f=webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/03\/09\/tiktok-composite_custom-3c0dd32a1ea0bbfa994d66cbb951040e33d6ca5f.jpg?s=2600&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/03\/09\/tiktok-composite_custom-3c0dd32a1ea0bbfa994d66cbb951040e33d6ca5f.jpg?s=2600&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" alt=\"Internal documents show TikTok is aware of the harm that beauty filters, like Bold Glamour, can cause young users.\"\/><br \/>\n        <\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"enlarge_html\">\n<div class=\"image_data\">\n<p class=\"caption\">Internal documents show TikTok is aware of the harm that beauty filters, like Bold Glamour, can cause young users.<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>            Image created by NPR&#8217;s Grace Widyatmadja\/TikTok<\/p>\n<p>        <\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>TikTok is aware of the harm these beauty filters can cause young users, the documents show.<\/p>\n<p>Employees suggested internally the company \u201cprovide users with educational resources about image disorders\u201d and create a campaign \u201cto raise awareness on issues with low self esteem (caused by the excessive filter use and other issues).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They also suggested adding a banner or video to the filters that included \u201can awareness statement about filters and the importance of positive body image\/mental health.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-27676-102\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImage1162286785\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/03\/10\/1162286785\/does-the-bold-glamour-filter-push-unrealistic-beauty-standards-tiktokkers-think-\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset 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data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/03\/09\/tiktok-composite_sq-23192c5c3dd44ca5d6aa568f66691e7bfd714669.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/03\/09\/tiktok-composite_sq-23192c5c3dd44ca5d6aa568f66691e7bfd714669.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/03\/09\/tiktok-composite_sq-23192c5c3dd44ca5d6aa568f66691e7bfd714669.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/03\/09\/tiktok-composite_sq-23192c5c3dd44ca5d6aa568f66691e7bfd714669.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Does the 'Bold Glamour' filter push unrealistic beauty standards? TikTokkers think so\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESG-S1-27676-102\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>This comes as the documents showcase another hidden facet of TikTok\u2019s algorithm: the app prioritizes beautiful people.<\/p>\n<p>One internal report that analyzed TikTok\u2019s main video feed saw \u201ca high volume of \u2026 not attractive subjects\u201d were filling everyone\u2019s app. In response, Kentucky investigators found that TikTok retooled its algorithm to amplify users the company viewed as beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy changing the TikTok algorithm to show fewer \u2018not attractive subjects\u2019 in the For You feed, [TikTok] took active steps to promote a narrow beauty norm even though it could negatively impact their Young Users,\u201d the Kentucky authorities wrote.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-overflow-3-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap overflow\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<h3 class=\"edTag\">TikTok exec: algorithm could deprive kids of opportunities like \u2018looking at someone in the eyes\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>Publicly, TikTok has stated that one of its \u201cmost important commitments is supporting the safety and well-being of teens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yet internal documents paint a very different picture, citing statements from top company executives who appear well-aware of the harmful effects of the app without taking significant steps to address it.<\/p>\n<p>One unnamed TikTok executive put it in stark terms, saying the reason kids watch TikTok is because of the power of the app\u2019s algorithm, \u201cbut I think we need to be cognizant of what it might mean for other opportunities,\u201d said the company executive. \u201cAnd when I say other opportunities, I literally mean sleep, and eating, and moving around the room, and looking at someone in the eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"edTag\">TikTok\u2019s internal estimate: 95% of smartphone users under 17 use TikTok<\/h3>\n<p>TikTok views itself as being in an \u201carms race for attention,\u201d according to a 2021 internal presentation.<\/p>\n<p>And teenagers have been key to the app\u2019s early growth in the U.S., but another presentation shown to top company officials revealed that an estimated 95% of smartphone users under 17 use TikTok at least once a month. This lead a company staffer to state that it had \u201chit a ceiling among young users.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>TikTok\u2019s own research concluded that kids were the most susceptible to being sucked into the app\u2019s infinitely flowing feed of videos. \u201cAs expected, across most engagement metrics, the younger the user, the better the performance,\u201d according to a 2019 TikTok document.<\/p>\n<p>In response to growing national concern that excessive social media use can increase the risk of depression, anxiety and body-image issues among kids, TikTok has introduced time-management tools. These include notifications informing teens about how long they are spending on the app, parental oversight features and the ability to make the app inaccessible for some down time.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-overflow-4-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap overflow\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>At the same time, however, TikTok knew how unlikely it was these tools would be effective, according to materials obtained by Kentucky investigators.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMinors do not have executive function to control their screen time, while young adults do,\u201d read a TikTok internal document.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"edTag\">TikTok pushes users into filter bubbles like \u2018painhub\u2019 and \u2018sadnotes\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>TikTok is well aware of \u201cfilter bubbles.\u201d Internal documents show the company has defined them as when a user \u201cencounters only information and opinions that conform to and reinforce their own beliefs, caused by algorithms that personalize an individual\u2019s online experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-27676-103\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImage1190383104\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/07\/27\/1190383104\/new-study-shows-just-how-facebooks-algorithm-shapes-conservative-and-liberal-bub\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2023\\\/07\\\/27\\\/1190383104\\\/new-study-shows-just-how-facebooks-algorithm-shapes-conservative-and-liberal-bub&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/07\/27\/gettyimages-1461790373_sq-27aada46112938667bc81934172dde0ff492c2b4.jpg?s=100&amp;c=15&amp;f=jpeg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/07\/27\/gettyimages-1461790373_sq-27aada46112938667bc81934172dde0ff492c2b4.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/07\/27\/gettyimages-1461790373_sq-27aada46112938667bc81934172dde0ff492c2b4.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/07\/27\/gettyimages-1461790373_sq-27aada46112938667bc81934172dde0ff492c2b4.jpg?s=100&amp;c=15&amp;f=jpeg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/07\/27\/gettyimages-1461790373_sq-27aada46112938667bc81934172dde0ff492c2b4.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/07\/27\/gettyimages-1461790373_sq-27aada46112938667bc81934172dde0ff492c2b4.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/07\/27\/gettyimages-1461790373_sq-27aada46112938667bc81934172dde0ff492c2b4.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/07\/27\/gettyimages-1461790373_sq-27aada46112938667bc81934172dde0ff492c2b4.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"New study shows just how Facebook's algorithm shapes conservative and liberal bubbles\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESG-S1-27676-103\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>The company knows the dangers of filter bubbles. During one internal safety presentation in 2020, employees warned the app \u201ccan serve potentially harmful content expeditiously.\u201d TikTok conducted internal experiments with test accounts to see how quickly they descend into negative filter bubbles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter following several \u2018painhub\u2019 and \u2018sadnotes\u2019 accounts, it took me 20 mins to drop into \u2018negative\u2019 filter bubble,\u201d one employee wrote. \u201cThe intensive density of negative content makes me lower down mood and increase my sadness feelings though I am in a high spirit in my recent life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another employee said, \u201cthere are a lot of videos mentioning suicide,\u201d including one asking, \u201cIf you could kill yourself without hurting anybody would you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In another document, TikTok\u2019s research found that content promoting eating disorders, often called \u201cthinspiration,\u201d is associated with issues such as body dissatisfaction, disordered eating, low self-esteem and depression<\/p>\n<p>Despite these heedings, TikTok\u2019s algorithm still puts users into filter bubbles. One internal document states that users are \u201cplaced into \u2018filter bubbles\u2019 after 30 minutes of use in one sitting.\u201d The company wrote that having more human moderators to label content is possible, but \u201crequires large human efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"edTag\">TikTok\u2019s content moderation missing self-harm, eating disorder content<\/h3>\n<p>TikTok has several layers of content moderation to weed out videos that violate its Community Guidelines. Internal documents show that the first set of eyes aren\u2019t always a person from the company\u2019s Trust and Safety Team.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-overflow-5-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap overflow\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The first round typically uses artificial intelligence to flag pornographic, violent or political content. The following rounds use human moderators, but only if the video has a certain amount of views, according to the documents. These additional rounds often fail to take into account certain types of content or age specific rules.<\/p>\n<p>According to TikTok\u2019s own studies, the unredacted filing shows that some suicide and self-harm content escaped those first rounds of human moderation. The study points to self-harm videos that had more than 75,000 views before TikTok identified and removed them.<\/p>\n<p>TikTok also has scattershot policies on content that includes disordered eating, drug use, dangerous driving, gore and violence. While TikTok\u2019s Community Guidelines prohibit much of this content, internal policy documents say the company \u201callows\u201d the content. Often, the content is findable on TikTok and just not \u201crecommended,\u201d meaning it doesn\u2019t show up in users\u2019 For You feeds or took a lower priority in the algorithm.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-27676-104\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImage1179347910\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/06\/01\/1179347910\/one-mom-takes-on-youtube-over-deadly-social-media-blackout-challenge\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2023\\\/06\\\/01\\\/1179347910\\\/one-mom-takes-on-youtube-over-deadly-social-media-blackout-challenge&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/05\/31\/img_4042_original_crop_sq-ccf14b6e113385972e0a52e27175ad80e178e174.jpg?s=100&amp;c=15&amp;f=jpeg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/05\/31\/img_4042_original_crop_sq-ccf14b6e113385972e0a52e27175ad80e178e174.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/05\/31\/img_4042_original_crop_sq-ccf14b6e113385972e0a52e27175ad80e178e174.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/05\/31\/img_4042_original_crop_sq-ccf14b6e113385972e0a52e27175ad80e178e174.jpg?s=100&amp;c=15&amp;f=jpeg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/05\/31\/img_4042_original_crop_sq-ccf14b6e113385972e0a52e27175ad80e178e174.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/05\/31\/img_4042_original_crop_sq-ccf14b6e113385972e0a52e27175ad80e178e174.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/05\/31\/img_4042_original_crop_sq-ccf14b6e113385972e0a52e27175ad80e178e174.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/05\/31\/img_4042_original_crop_sq-ccf14b6e113385972e0a52e27175ad80e178e174.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"One mom takes on YouTube over deadly social media blackout challenge\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESG-S1-27676-104\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>The company has talking points around its content moderation work. One example highlighted in the documents details a child sent to the emergency room after attempting a dangerous TikTok challenge. When dealing with the negative fallout from the press, TikTok told employees to use an internal list of talking points that said, \u201cIn line with our Community Guidelines, we do not allow content that depicts, promotes, normalizes, or glorifies [dangerous] behavior, including dangerous challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>TikTok acknowledges internally that it has substantial \u201cleakage\u201d rates of violating content that\u2019s not removed. Those leakage rates include: 35.71% of \u201cNormalization of Pedophilia;\u201d 33.33% of \u201cMinor Sexual Solicitation;\u201d 39.13% of \u201cMinor Physical Abuse;\u201d 30.36% of \u201cleading minors off platform;\u201d 50% of \u201cGlorification of Minor Sexual Assault;\u201d and \u201c100% of \u201cFetishizing Minors.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"edTag\">TikTok slow to remove users under 13, despite company policy<\/h3>\n<p>Kids under 13 cannot open a standard TikTok account, but there is a \u201cTikTok for Younger Users\u201d service that the company says includes strict content guardrails.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-overflow-6-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap overflow\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>It is a vulnerable group of users, since federal law dictates that social media sites like TikTok cannot collect data on children under 13 unless parents are notified about the personal information collected. And even then, social media apps must first obtain verifiable consent from a parent.<\/p>\n<p>In August, the Department of Justice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/08\/02\/g-s1-15126\/doj-tiktok-lawsuit-children-data\"><u>sued<\/u><\/a> TikTok for violating the federal law protecting the data of kids under 13, alleging that the app \u201cknowingly and repeatedly violated kids\u2019 privacy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the internal documents, however, company officials instructed TikTok moderators to use caution before removing accounts of users suspected to be under 13.<\/p>\n<p>An internal document about \u201cyounger users\/U13\u201d says TikTok instructs its moderators to not take action on reports of underage users unless their account identifies them as under 13.<\/p>\n<p>The previously-redacted portions of the suit suggest the company is aware these young users have accounts \u2013 through complaints from parents and teachers \u2014 but does little to remove them.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"edTag\">TikTok in crisis mode after report on TikTok Live being \u2018strip club filled with 15-year-olds\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>After a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alexandralevine\/2022\/04\/27\/how-tiktok-live-became-a-strip-club-filled-with-15-year-olds\/\"><u> 2022 report<\/u><\/a> on Forbes about underage kids stripping on TikTok\u2019s live feature, the company launched its own investigation.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s when TikTok officials realized there was \u201ca high\u201d number of underage streamers receiving digital currency on the app in the form of a \u201cgift\u201d or \u201ccoin\u201d in exchange for stripping \u2014 real money converted into a digital currency often in the form of a plush toy or a flower. <\/p>\n<p>TikTok discovered \u201ca significant\u201d number of adults direct messaging underage TikTokkers about stripping live on the platform.<\/p>\n<p>As part of this internal probe, TikTok officials found that in just one month, 1 million \u201cgifts\u201d were sent to kids engaged in \u201ctransactional\u201d behavior.<\/p>\n<p>In an understated assessment, one TikTok official concluded: \u201c[O]ne of our key discoveries during this project that has turned into a major challenge with Live business is that the content that gets the highest engagement may not be the content we want on our platform.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/10\/11\/g-s1-27676\/tiktok-redacted-documents-in-teen-safety-lawsuit-revealed\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unredacted documents show TikTok is aware of the dangers caused by its app. SEBASTIEN BOZON\/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption SEBASTIEN BOZON\/AFP via Getty Images For the first &hellip; 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