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Since we are just sharing how we feel, anecdotally, my observation with my teen and her friends is that TikTok makes people think they are informed while actual
by tristor 3y ago
Since we are just sharing how we feel, anecdotally, my observation with my teen and her friends is that TikTok makes people think they are informed while actually misinforming them.
This is very much not limited to social and political issues but can be about physical matters like home repairs, how cars work / how to fix them, etc.
- boomboomsubban 3y agoAnecdotally, almost every teen I've ever known has thought they were well informed while actually misinformed. For every one that could fix a car, there'd be five who knew how to change oil and ten who maybe knew how to add more oil. All of them (us) thought they were well informed. I don't think TikTok is behind this.
- xyst 3y agothe amount of misinformation is insanely high on TT. From “news” to even specific trades (ie, construction, cooking, DIY). I have had to carefully engage with only topics I am interested in else I get flooded with bs vids (ie, thots, “alternative medicine”, far right content, joe rogan, …) For what it’s worth though, the content moderation is slightly better than other platforms. When I report dangerous videos (literally a person tailgating/road raging), the videos get removed pretty fast. Not a half bad “status report” system either.