“If we’re going to have social media platforms ... we are responsible for keeping them as safe as we possibly can,' one expert said.
"We're honored people feel safe and comfortable sharing their personal journeys and experiences on TikTok and are proud to partner with experts to provide survivors, friends, and family in our community with access to well-being support and information,” Tara Wadhwa, director of policy for TikTok US, said in a email.
Nadia Addesi, a Toronto-based registered social worker, psychotherapist and TikToker with more than 3.1 million followers, said she had one client who struggled to talk about her obsessive compulsive disorder until she saw others talking about their mental health on TikTok."It was not until a video on TikTok made them realize that this was a disorder and they were not alone," she said."Therefore, yes, I believe [TikTok] is improving lives and even saving lives in some cases.
“Thirty-two percent of teen girls said that when they felt bad about their bodies, Instagram made them feel worse,” the Facebook researchers reportedly wrote in their findings.discussing the Journal story, saying the platform is focused on addressing the negative comparisons it has become associated with. It also states that it is considering nudging users who linger on a certain topic for too long.
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