{"id":2012,"date":"2022-02-02T21:55:18","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T02:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/lamarsh\/?p=2012"},"modified":"2022-02-02T21:55:18","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T02:55:18","slug":"dr-kate-tilleczek-interviewed-on-harmful-tiktok-trends-targeted-towards-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/lamarsh\/2022\/02\/02\/dr-kate-tilleczek-interviewed-on-harmful-tiktok-trends-targeted-towards-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Kate Tilleczek interviewed on harmful TikTok trends targeted towards children"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/lamarsh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/283\/2021\/06\/KTilleczek.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/lamarsh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/283\/2021\/06\/KTilleczek.png 310w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/lamarsh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/283\/2021\/06\/KTilleczek-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/lamarsh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/283\/2021\/06\/KTilleczek-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong>TikTok says it\u2019s cracking down on dangerous challenges. Will it be enough?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>TikTokers say more should be done to stop harmful content. You\u2019ve probably noticed challenges on TikTok that encourage kids to do dangerous or harmful things. TikTokers like 14-year-old Kate Roman from Toronto, Ontario, say the platform needs to do more to get rid of those posts. \u201cI don\u2019t think what they\u2019re doing is enough,\u201d Kate told CBC Kids News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This week TikTok tried to address that. The social media platform hired a company to look into those issues for them. And on Nov. 17, TikTok announced the findings of that report, and a plan to tackle the problem. But some people say TikTok isn\u2019t meeting their expectations around safety, and they have doubts about the company\u2019s plans to fix things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/kidsnews\/post\/tiktok-announces-plan-to-address-dangerous-challenges-and-hoaxes?utm_source=YFile+-+Master+Subscriber+List&amp;utm_campaign=c6f4f0f8bf-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2021_11_24_07_32&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_3ba936d492-c6f4f0f8bf-577115658\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/kidsnews\/post\/tiktok-announces-plan-to-address-dangerous-challenges-and-hoaxes?utm_source=YFile+-+Master+Subscriber+List&amp;utm_campaign=c6f4f0f8bf-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2021_11_24_07_32&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_3ba936d492-c6f4f0f8bf-577115658\">See Full Article<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TikTok says it\u2019s cracking down on dangerous challenges. Will it be enough? TikTokers say more should be done to stop harmful content. You\u2019ve probably noticed challenges on TikTok that encourage kids to do dangerous or harmful things. 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