Popular social media platform TikTok announced plans for a rating system aimed at protecting young users from inappropriate content.
saying its "algorithm of 'nonstop stream of videos' increases the likelihood that viewers will encounter harmful content even without seeking it out."from The Wall Street Journal in December that found the platform surfaced tens of thousands of weight loss videos to a dozen automated accounts registered as 13 year olds within a few weeks of their joining the app.
Since last year, TikTok has been testing solutions that prevent users from seeing a flood of content focused on sensitive topics like dieting and sadness, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. In addition to the ratings system, the company is readying to launch a feature that will recognize and limit such sensitive topics from appearing in a user's feed, it said.
In general, scrutiny over the harmful effects of content on social media, especially for young people, has intensified since
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