TikTok is causing a mass psychosis | Aperture

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oJtSGgVeik In June 2019, Kirsten Muller-Vahl, a psychiatrist at Hannover Medical School and head of its Tourette’s outpatient department, noticed unusual symptoms in her new set of patients. To begin with, all of them were teenagers, and they were suffering from sudden and uncontrollable tics. Even though none of them had any history of the…

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Why is Iran’s TikTok generation demanding ‘Women, Life, Freedom’? | BBC News

On September 13, 22 year old Mahsa Amini died after being detained by Iran’s morality police for allegedly violating strict laws requiring women to cover their hair with a headscarf, or hijab. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siCHErRPVMw Outrage over her death sparked protests that are challenging the very existence of Iran’s Islamic leadership. BBC Persian’s Jiyar Gol looks at…

TikTok: Eating disorders, racism, censorship and distorted realities | Four Corners

TikTok is a phenomenally successful social media platform with more than a billion users scrolling through its endless feeds. But there is a dark side to the world’s most popular app and a major investigation has uncovered disturbing evidence about how the app operates. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rwu5C8JWO_k A joint investigation by Four Corners and Triple J Youth…

These Kids Are Skipping College to Be TikTok Famous | Vice News

Young adults are shunning college and moving to Los Angeles to make some bank off of the hottest social media platform. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_432I88eVQ