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Headings: How TikTok Is Addictive
How TikTok Is Addictive
Psychological Impacts of TikTok’s Content Recommendation System
TikTok is Unique
The Audience
How TikTok Affects Us
What TikTok Does Well
The Attention Economy
Conclusion
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Content: The Audience
A staggering 41% of self-reported TikTok users are aged 16–24yrs old. Since the platform is restricted to those aged 13yrs or older and from the sentiment of those who use or recognize the platform, it would not be surprising if the platform has a much larger younger audience. Younger users are much more impressionable, and naive. It is easy to recognize the social dangers that occur when an open and auto recommended platform uses the viewing data of an impressionable audience to engage with its platform. At the very least, this may manipulate a younger individuals perception of what is to be socially acceptable behavior and what are well formed beliefs. This can be on issues of social and individual identity, and a distraction from accomplishing the crucial tasks requisite of them at such a formative age to engage with the passions that can lead to a flourishing life. Furthermore, younger individuals may feel more obliged to engage with this platform. The more impressionable the user, the more they lack the control to disengage from the platform and the more data the platform has to accurately recommend these individuals appropriate content. This effect spirals given that both the social demands and the improving content the platform provides, the more it is likely these users spend on TikTok. A Cornell student of the name Niko Nguyen wrote an opinion piece about the their troubling experience with the platform.