TikTok documents reveal app’s harmful effects on kids, teens amid legal scrutiny

It is widely acknowledged that social media apps adversely affect children’s brain development and mental health, and recent internal documents from TikTok underscore this reality. As part of a two-year investigation by 14 state attorneys general, the intenal communications reveal that TikTok executives are aware of the dangers their app poses to teenagers. Despite this knowledge, the company appears to have prioritised user engagement over the well-being of its young audience.