Harmful content on eating disorders, suicide can pop up in minutes on new TikTok account, study finds

Published December 19, 2022

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Healthline interviewed Sourav Sengupta about a new study which suggests that TikTok recommends content related to self-harm and eating disorders to some young teenagers within minutes of them creating an account. Sengupta said that these results are concerning for all teenagers, “but even more so for teens who are at risk because of existing emotional health challenges.”

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