TikTok is one of the most widely used social networks, especially by young users. But according to a study it should be handled with great care.
You find yourself scrolling through your TikTok feed and watching Video after video And thus spend a moment of calm. It's happened to everyone. It occurred to everyone, above all, to realize that that moment actually lasts much longer than a few minutes.
It seems that the company itself is aware of all this Risks For health caused by using this social network for a very long time. As happened on other occasions and situations, it was court The work of judges allows us to discover this truth. The first news is that the Chinese giant that owns TikTok has already conducted studies on the effects of its app over time.
TikTok is harmful to the health of all users
How is that possible? Spend some time watching videos He may be more or less internet savvy Implications for health What about mental abilities? It sounds ridiculous but it actually happens and this time it is not an alarm issued by a team of scientists who have conducted studies on populations.
the Information In fact it comes from some Conversations Which was published by coincidence by the authorities of a court in the US state of Kentucky, where the effects of social media based on short videos on the health of younger generations were apparently discussed.
This mistakenly published information shows, among other things, not only others Scientific evidence How prolonged exposure to social media can have repercussions on mental health Cognitive abilities But also within the company that runs TikTok, we are well aware of these consequences.
In particular, what would have been shown was that Whoever runs the app knows best Prolonged use can cause a decline in cognitive abilities and a disproportionate increase in the level of… anxiety In daily life and the inability to have long conversations on important topics with the addition of a complex problem related to it He sleeps.
Hence, this situation is not just a feeling one might have from the outside, and not even another warning coming from a group of scientists. These conversations, which should have been kept secret and made public, also tell us that Those who build social media are well aware of this About the risks to the mental health of those who use them, who often find, presented by the algorithm, videos that become a kind of addiction, and increasingly arouse a morbid curiosity.
Whether companies know what they are doing or not difficult So they can treat. The solution must therefore come from the users and, especially in the case of young people, from those who must care about their well-being.
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