When I open the TikTok app, I scroll through video after video, searching for something of meaning. TikTok is known for its audience that can popularize anything, from products to social causes to music. They introduced TikTok Shop, where users can buy products directly from the platform, and they added an incentive for advertising products using the new feature. It doesn’t seem far off that they know that creators are exploiting children through TikTok Shop and their massive influence. They should be preventing children from using TikTok Shop, and they should be preventing children from using their platform at all.

Source: New York Times February 12, 2024 19:34 UTC