We made 31 TikTok accounts registered as teenagers to see what the app shows young users.
Some got an unending reel of videos about sex and drugs.
Our @WSJ investigation is now live:
on.wsj.com/3z0uwhW
Some got an unending reel of videos about sex and drugs.
Our @WSJ investigation is now live:
on.wsj.com/3z0uwhW
@WSJ Some highlights from this:
🔴 TikTok served one account registered as a 13-year-old at least 569 videos about drug use, references to cocaine and meth addiction, and promotional videos for online sales of drug products and paraphernalia.
🔴 TikTok served one account registered as a 13-year-old at least 569 videos about drug use, references to cocaine and meth addiction, and promotional videos for online sales of drug products and paraphernalia.
🔴 TikTok also showed the Journal’s teenage users more than 100 videos from accounts recommending paid pornography sites and sex shops.
🔴 Hundreds of those videos were removed by TikTok after we shared them.
TikTok said the app doesn’t differentiate between videos it serves to adults and minors but said that the platform is looking to create a tool that filters content for young users.
TikTok said the app doesn’t differentiate between videos it serves to adults and minors but said that the platform is looking to create a tool that filters content for young users.
🎥 This is second piece in our TikTok investigation. The first was this video, which broke down how the algorthim works and how quickly it figures out your interests and desires on.wsj.com/3E1WKfY
The latest story was a huge team effort. I got to work with the very best, including @rob_barry @georgia_wells @JohnWest. And our fearless leader: @csstewart!
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