Yes, social networks do have an impact on the mental health of young people. The TikTok application therefore decided to look into the subject to improve its impact on the health of its users. And this, thanks to powerful tools… MCE TV tells you everything from A to Z!
Social networks: a danger for young people?
Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok… Young people know these applications by heart. They are even part of their daily life. Hours passed over can not even be counted.
And that is not good for your health! Indeed, social networks can have a big impact on youth mental health. And for good reason !
Some posts or videos may be offensive or incite harassment. And even to hatred. Often young people are captivated by images that do not represent reality. And that can create complexes!
TikTok has therefore decided to mobilize for the good ofyoung people. The Chinese platform has therefore decided to work on many tools that allow to preserve the mental health of adolescents.
The platform therefore said in a statement : “It is clear that certain types of videos can therefore reinforce quite a negative personal experience for some users.”
Among the major concerns cited by TikTok, we find the one that contributes to a lack of self-confidence. Some young people only watch sad content, on diets or other.
The application therefore plans to fight against this thanks to new functions.
TikTok: solutions to protect young people
And that’s not all ! TikTok also proposes to set up a blocking system for users whose videos are linked to words or hashtags in their personalized feed.
The goal is therefore to offer them plus of videos that go out of their way. This will then allow them not to stay focused on a complex that will lead to a negative state of mind.
Instead, the youngster can discover other happy videos for example. TikTok does not intend to stop there!
The app also wants to determine if its system recommends very limited content types. “Inadvertently” to a user.
So here are solutions that allow to preserve the mental health of young people. TikTok is therefore setting an example for its competitors.
Remember thatThe app has been a hit recently. Thanks to its rather particular algorithm, it is the one that young people prefer.
TikTok is also working on other projects internally. Like that of optimization. The goal is to encourage users to stay on the app as long as possible.
The Chinese firm is also studying a way to monitor the age of subscribers. Because it seems that children are already registered before 12 years old. Which is therefore very bad for their mental health.
Like TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram and so many others communicate on the development of new tools. But also on new features which have the sole purpose of protecting children.
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