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TikTok in China Exposes 13-Year-Olds to Pornography

TikTok in China Exposes 13-Year-Olds to Pornography

Researchers have created fake accounts for young teens, revealing that the algorithm of the Chinese version of TikTok is indeed promoting porn and other sexual content to users as young as 13. The app’s algorithms not only allow children to stumble upon explicit material but actively guide them towards it. A report from a non-profit […]

TikTok promotes adult content to accounts of 13-year-olds, according to a report.

TikTok promotes adult content to accounts of 13-year-olds, according to a report.

TikTok Algorithms Expose Minors to Adult Content, Report Finds A recent report highlights that TikTok’s algorithms not only make it easy for children to stumble upon pornography and sexual content but actively direct them toward such material. Researchers set up an account posing as a 13-year-old user. Surprisingly, they were swiftly shown recommendations for explicit […]

Instagram Pushes Sexualized Content On 13-Year-Olds Within Minutes Of Logging In, Studies Show

Instagram recommends sexualized content to young teenagers within minutes of their first log in, according to studies from The Wall Street Journal and Northeastern computer-science professor Laura Edelson. The studies, which consisted of scrolling through Instagram Reels using new test accounts with listed ages of 13, found that adult sex-content creators appeared in the test […]