The account’s creator - a Christchurch documentary maker researching social media for a project - described what she saw as “disturbing, discombobulating and gross”. Nadia Maxwell is now calling on social media companies to be much stricter on what young users are exposed to on their apps. Bay of Plenty Times Photo / Alex CairnsMaxwell’s project is ongoing but she told the Herald she feels “compelled” to share her TikTok experience. Cybersafety specialist John Parsons said exposure to social media at a young age led to “lost childhoods”. “Children’s developing brains should not be exposed to social media platforms like TikTok,” he told the Herald.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 23, 2024 21:09 UTC