From The Guardian:
“In the few years since its launch, TikTokĀ has already altered the face of the social media landscape, attracting more than 1 billion users and leading competitors to replicate some of its most unique features.
The impact of that explosive growth and the āTikTok-ificationā of the internet at large on social media users remains little understood, experts warn, exacerbating concerns about the impact of social media on our habits and mental health.
āItās embarrassing that we know so little about TikTok and its effects,ā said Philipp Lorenz-Spreen, a research scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin. āResearch often lags behind industry, and this is an example of an instance where that could become a big problem.ā…
