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> these are mainly kids making music videos. They aren't using it to organize campaigns. I think that's a dangerously naive interpretation of the platform (or
by inetknght 7y ago
> these are mainly kids making music videos. They aren't using it to organize campaigns.
I think that's a dangerously naive interpretation of the platform (or any platform really), particularly when it involves children and young adult minds.
- backtoyoujim 7y agoGo on. https://bookandfilmglobe.com/education/youtube-kids-videos-a-gallery-of-creepy/ https://bookandfilmglobe.com/education/youtube-kids-videos-a...
- sol_remmy2 7y agoHave you seen the weird articles on Snapchat Discover? "Why I'm never taking my mom to an x-rated convention again" "How my kitten play fetish makes me feel less alone" "Why I've been dressing like a horse for twenty years" If I had a teenage daughter, I'd feel much more comfortable with her using the Chinese tik-tok than whatever tabloid-level trash Snapchat is pushing these days. Some of these American media companies have just gotten weird
- sjg007 7y agoShock factor click bait could be the reason if I were to guess.
- homonculus1 7y agoI think you're too worried about that. I saw plenty of weird fetish shit on forums in my teens and I think I turned out okay, plus a preparedness to accept the breadth of weirdness in humanity. The main thing you should care about is teaching your daughter to recognize clickbait and worthless content.
- gdy 7y ago"preparedness to accept the breadth of weirdness in humanity" Why is it a good thing? Or even okay? Isn't it a slippery slope?
- ahbyb 7y agoI agree with you. Most stuff in Snapchat is pure political propaganda and/or leftist brainwashing, which tiktok specifically bans.