TikTok should be banned..
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I agree that TikTok does do harm, but this is stupid logic. We might as well ban the whole internet since every platform can do a lot of harm to someone. More than we realize sometimes.
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It's main effect is to cause addiction..
Social media in general is made to cause addiction.
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I don't think it deserves to be banned...
there are a lot of things that are harmful in excess such as alcohol or cigarettes...
the question is why are children not being supervised as to what they watch??? it's a parents responsibility to understand the content that their children consume...whether it be tiktok or violence or porn or whatever...
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YouTube >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> TikTok
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I understand it is entertaining. However, it is harmful because you one needs to keep scrolling and scrolling up to watch the next video which is causing you harm. You can develop an association in your brain which tells your brain that it is making you happy. The effect is that you forget about your surroundings, the people close to you and your progress is hindered as you fall into an addiction.
You're literally in a kpop forum...
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Where can I see sexy girls dancing?
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Tiktok has a lot of triggering content in regards to body image, disordered eating and body checking. They have started cracking down a lot more on pro ana content but there are still a lot of content that manages to sneak by. There is also a lot of talk about sex, sex work and kinks etc there. It is concerning because the majority of users on Tiktok are 12-17 years old. A lot of questionable content being exposed to minors. I won't deny it is entertaining for me as an adult but I have no doubt it is causing some harm to the minors on the app.
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TikTok is already banned in my country
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You've taken a very complex psychology insight and narrowed it to fit your bias. It's not the physical act of scrolling - it's the way your brain processes content while it's on social media and that does not automatically correlate to an addiction. More on that below.
I get people don't like TikTok, just as once upon a time people didn't like Vine or now, depending on who you @@@54881ed6-d1ce-4ec5-9a27-75ce8c3e1070@@@, people don't like YouTube or Instagram or Facebook or whatever all came before it. It's another way to consume media and on it's best days, it can allow people to find new artists, songs or just some goofy content to unplug a little in a stressful day. Can it be harmful? Sure. So can IG or YT or a TV show or a magazine cover. That's the nature of media consumption.
I like TikTok and I'm not a teenager. I appreciate that I can curate the content to my interests through algorithms, just as with IG and YT. I like the short bursts of silliness, goofy trends, learning about something in a bite-size way during Black History Month or Pride Month or finding an awesome new rapper.
To get into the weeds here around scrolling/social media consumption, the actual psychology point is the way your brain functions as it engages in social media. It's not necessarily addictive. You're taking the point that anything that releases serotonins or dopamine makes you an addict. Studies have shown that everything from petting your cat or dog, getting a massage, eating kiwi or tomatoes, meditation, spending time in nature, sunlight and so forth can raise your serotonins or dopamine. I like eating kiwi and I like petting my cat and I like getting a massage, but that's not the same as an addiction.
As an example from the article linked below, which references specific psychology studies:
On the basic level, social media activates several areas of the brain at once. Segil says that it tends to light up the visual processing areas of the brain, as you interpret what you see, and the auditory pathways to sort out any sounds or music. It also switches on your expressive pathways, which control speech and language, when you want to craft a witty comment. "It activates similar brain regions to the ones used when focusing your attention on cognitive activities like reading or playing video games," Segil says, hence why you can end up scrolling for hours.
Staying on social media for ages can also impact how your brain regulates emotions, and you may have felt this intensely in 2020. "Many people [experienced] sadness, anxiety, anguish, frustration, and boredom during their quarantine or social distancing efforts," Dr. Sanam Hafeez Psy.D., a neuropsychologist, tells Bustle. But social media can help your brain get through it. When you're engaging with posts that make you feel good, particularly if you're engaging with somebody you know directly, your brain may react by giving you a boost. "Joy coincides with the release of dopamine and serotonin in the body," Hafeez says. These neurotransmitters are linked to increases in mood.
There's a downside to the scroll, though. Segil says that social media tends to trigger your limbic system, which deals with emotional responses — good or bad. Social media may pack more of an emotional punch when you're not seeing people IRL; stress is known to affect the limbic system in the long term. If you're having more fights with people on Twitter or getting more upset about things you see online, this may be why.
Doomscrolling through news feeds looking for the latest updates can also be bad for your brain. Doomscrolling, the University of London noted, can mean "feeling caught up in and overwhelmed by a current of information that seems to run out of control." While doomscrolling may seem like a way to stay informed, it could simply be feeding your brain's stress response by bombarding it with negativity, prompting it to release cortisol and keep you on edge.
A study published in 2021 in Neuron found another explanation for why you can’t stop doomscrolling once you start. When you face the choice between learning more about bad news or clicking away, parts of your brain that encourage you to continue learning light up. Even if the new info is making you feel bad, your brain’s preference is to know more instead of turning off your phone and touching some grass.
That said, social media does have the potential to be used for good. "The social interaction that it is providing can be crucial in helping our minds cope with the confusing and worrisome times we are living in," says Hafeez. While doomscrolling endlessly may be making you needlessly panicky, there’s no need to throw your phone in the ocean — maybe turn your screen time notifications on instead.
Experts:
Dr. Sanam Hafeez, Psy.D.
Dr. Clifford Segil, D.O.
Studies cited:
Firth, J., Torous, J., Stubbs, B., Firth, J. A., Steiner, G. Z., Smith, L., Alvarez-Jimenez, M., Gleeson, J., Vancampfort, D., Armitage, C. J., & Sarris, J. (2019). The "online brain": how the Internet may be changing our cognition. World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), 18(2), 119–129. https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.20617
Jamieson, K. & Albarracin, D. (2020). The Relation between Media Consumption and Misinformation at the Outset of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in the US. Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review. 10.37016/mr-2020-012.
Jezzini, A., Bromberg-Martin, E. S., Trambaiolli, L. R., Haber, S. N., & Monosov, I. E. (2021). A prefrontal network integrates preferences for advance information about uncertain rewards and punishments. Neuron, S0896-6273(21)00353-6. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2021.05.013
Johnston, W. M., & Davey, G. C. (1997). The psychological impact of negative TV news bulletins: the catastrophizing of personal worries. British journal of psychology (London, England : 1953), 88 ( Pt 1), 85–91. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8295.1997.tb02622.x
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You've taken a very complex psychology insight and narrowed it to fit your bias. It's not the physical act of scrolling - it's the way your brain processes content while it's on social media and that does not automatically correlate to an addiction. More on that below.
I get people don't like TikTok, just as once upon a time people didn't like Vine or now, depending on who you ask, people don't like YouTube or Instagram or Facebook or whatever all came before it. It's another way to consume media and on it's best days, it can allow people to find new artists, songs or just some goofy content to unplug a little in a stressful day. Can it be harmful? Sure. So can IG or YT or a TV show or a magazine cover. That's the nature of media consumption.
I like TikTok and I'm not a teenager. I appreciate that I can curate the content to my interests through algorithms, just as with IG and YT. I like the short bursts of silliness, goofy trends, learning about something in a bite-size way during Black History Month or Pride Month or finding an awesome new rapper.
To get into the weeds here around scrolling/social media consumption, the actual psychology point is the way your brain functions as it engages in social media. It's not necessarily addictive. You're taking the point that anything that releases serotonins or dopamine makes you an addict. Studies have shown that everything from petting your cat or dog, getting a massage, eating kiwi or tomatoes, meditation, spending time in nature, sunlight and so forth can raise your serotonins or dopamine. I like eating kiwi and I like petting my cat and I like getting a massage, but that's not the same as an addiction.
As an example from the article linked below, which references specific psychology studies:
On the basic level, social media activates several areas of the brain at once. Segil says that it tends to light up the visual processing areas of the brain, as you interpret what you see, and the auditory pathways to sort out any sounds or music. It also switches on your expressive pathways, which control speech and language, when you want to craft a witty comment. "It activates similar brain regions to the ones used when focusing your attention on cognitive activities like reading or playing video games," Segil says, hence why you can end up scrolling for hours.
Staying on social media for ages can also impact how your brain regulates emotions, and you may have felt this intensely in 2020. "Many people [experienced] sadness, anxiety, anguish, frustration, and boredom during their quarantine or social distancing efforts," Dr. Sanam Hafeez Psy.D., a neuropsychologist, tells Bustle. But social media can help your brain get through it. When you're engaging with posts that make you feel good, particularly if you're engaging with somebody you know directly, your brain may react by giving you a boost. "Joy coincides with the release of dopamine and serotonin in the body," Hafeez says. These neurotransmitters are linked to increases in mood.
There's a downside to the scroll, though. Segil says that social media tends to trigger your limbic system, which deals with emotional responses — good or bad. Social media may pack more of an emotional punch when you're not seeing people IRL; stress is known to affect the limbic system in the long term. If you're having more fights with people on Twitter or getting more upset about things you see online, this may be why.
Doomscrolling through news feeds looking for the latest updates can also be bad for your brain. Doomscrolling, the University of London noted, can mean "feeling caught up in and overwhelmed by a current of information that seems to run out of control." While doomscrolling may seem like a way to stay informed, it could simply be feeding your brain's stress response by bombarding it with negativity, prompting it to release cortisol and keep you on edge.
A study published in 2021 in Neuron found another explanation for why you can’t stop doomscrolling once you start. When you face the choice between learning more about bad news or clicking away, parts of your brain that encourage you to continue learning light up. Even if the new info is making you feel bad, your brain’s preference is to know more instead of turning off your phone and touching some grass.
That said, social media does have the potential to be used for good. "The social interaction that it is providing can be crucial in helping our minds cope with the confusing and worrisome times we are living in," says Hafeez. While doomscrolling endlessly may be making you needlessly panicky, there’s no need to throw your phone in the ocean — maybe turn your screen time notifications on instead.
Experts:
Dr. Sanam Hafeez, Psy.D.
Dr. Clifford Segil, D.O.
Studies cited:
Firth, J., Torous, J., Stubbs, B., Firth, J. A., Steiner, G. Z., Smith, L., Alvarez-Jimenez, M., Gleeson, J., Vancampfort, D., Armitage, C. J., & Sarris, J. (2019). The "online brain": how the Internet may be changing our cognition. World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), 18(2), 119–129. https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.20617
Jamieson, K. & Albarracin, D. (2020). The Relation between Media Consumption and Misinformation at the Outset of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in the US. Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review. 10.37016/mr-2020-012.
Jezzini, A., Bromberg-Martin, E. S., Trambaiolli, L. R., Haber, S. N., & Monosov, I. E. (2021). A prefrontal network integrates preferences for advance information about uncertain rewards and punishments. Neuron, S0896-6273(21)00353-6. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2021.05.013
Johnston, W. M., & Davey, G. C. (1997). The psychological impact of negative TV news bulletins: the catastrophizing of personal worries. British journal of psychology (London, England : 1953), 88 ( Pt 1), 85–91. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8295.1997.tb02622.x
Article I'm referencing here:
thank you!! I understand
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Tiktok has a lot of triggering content in regards to body image, disordered eating and body checking. They have started cracking down a lot more on pro ana content but there are still a lot of content that manages to sneak by. There is also a lot of talk about sex, sex work and kinks etc there. It is concerning because the majority of users on Tiktok are 12-17 years old. A lot of questionable content being exposed to minors. I won't deny it is entertaining for me as an adult but I have no doubt it is causing some harm to the minors on the app.
I am not on TikTok but a lot of the content I have seen from it seems to be sending out the wrong messages. But then it is the same with things like Twitter, Tumblr and IG. I do worry for that generation, they are having some bizarre ideas put in their heads.
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