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Would you willingly leave your child alone with a stranger with the promise of ice cream, puppies, or other enticing things? Of course not. As parents, we not only recognize and avoid such dangers, but also teach our children to identify such dangers. However, as a mother of three children, I am aware that the threat landscape is constantly evolving, becoming more insidious and difficult by the day, and that it threatens not only my children’s physical safety, but their emotional well-being. I realized that I was also creating risks to my health.
We are raising our children in a world that is increasingly different and more complex than the one in which we grew up. The onslaught of external influences is relentless. Whether through institutions that circumvent parental authority and influence, or through the infiltration of an online culture that shapes our children’s minds, our children are further removed from the safety and values of their families, and our children are are being targeted by social movements, ideologies, and digital trends that threaten their health. There is.
One of the biggest threats online is TikTok, the most popular social media app among children around the world and in the United States. On the surface, TikTok is known for being the source of new trends and the latest dance fads. But a peek behind the curtain reveals that the platform is secretly exposing children to content that promotes suicide, extreme dieting, and distorted body image within minutes of engagement. Masu.
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The 2022 Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) findings have been described as “every parent’s nightmare”. CCDH found that an account registered as a 13-year-old was exposed to suicidal content within her 2.6 minutes.
Chinese app TikTok does more than serve as a global trendsetter. It exposes children to dangerous content, such as videos about suicide. (Photo by Jens Kalaene/picture Alliance via Getty Images)
As a result, suicide-related hashtags have been viewed more than 8.8 billion times. Additionally, the CCDH report found that every 39 seconds, TikTok promotes a video about body image and mental health that includes an advertisement for a medical procedure or weight loss drink, effectively sending messages that distort self-esteem and perceptions of body image. It was discovered that teenagers were being showered with it.
This type of content has real-life consequences, especially for dangerously sensitive teens.For example, consider a 14-year-old andy duke, who developed an eating disorder due to an endless loop of toxic videos on TikTok. The more I watched, the more videos appeared in my feed.
Teenager Daisy Gonzalez also fell into the trap of extreme TikTok dieting, losing nearly 100 pounds in a year, which led to gallstones and surgical removal of her gallbladder. Aliyah Katz, 17, turned to TikTok’s community for support in her recovery, but found herself caught up in a toxic competition to see who was suffering more, with users posting their “lowest weight” and “number of hospitalizations.” I noticed that there was. This is much more than harmless sharing and is clearly a cycle of encouragement to self-destruction.
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TikTok has also been exposed for pushing gender and sexuality content on minors, with some users claiming they were pre-identified as bisexual by an algorithm. Meanwhile, transgender influencers are pressuring minors to explore their gender identity and secretly distributing prescription drugs such as puberty blockers and hormones. All this is done without the parents’ knowledge.
Oli London, a former transgender influencer and now transsexual, is one of many who have spoken out about the app’s role in promoting gender confusion, and is one of the many people who has spoken out about the app’s role in promoting gender confusion, and who has been accused of personal harassment after engaging with the app’s content. We shared a lot of confusion.
To be clear, no amount of policy intervention or parental controls can replace the hard work of raising children and setting clear boundaries in the digital age. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t unique challenges and dangers posed by TikTok, the Chinese Communist Party-controlled social media platform created to prey on the impressionable minds of children.
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Perhaps the scariest element is how this app became so deeply embedded in our culture. 41% of American kids spend 2 hours on her TikTok every day. That means 120 minutes are in the enemy’s hands. Fortunately, as new research surfaces and victims share their stories, more Americans are seeing TikTok for what it is and pushing back.
We must stand up against those who undermine the rights, influence and authority of parents and threaten the well-being of children. Together, we must ensure that public policy protects children and never undermines the connections and vital role of those who love them most. We know that there is no better advocate for children who don’t have a voice than their parents and guardians. Now is the time for all parents to stand up, take back our influence, and secure the future of our children.
