TikTok is a minefield of misinformation, especially around mental health

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https://screenrant.com/tiktok-misinformation-mental-health-research-plushcare/

Research conducted by medical experts at PlushCare found that over 83% of mental health videos shared on TikTok contain misleading content.

TikTok doesn’t command a particularly enviable reputation as a safe space online, but new research suggests that it is a hellscape for misleading content covering mental health. The platform has often been lambasted for getting teens and young adults hooked on physically injurious trends and socially harmful behavior, and its struggles with COVID-19 misinformation are well-documented. Often, TikTok is serving problematic content to millions of its users.

TikTok Is A Minefield Of Misinformation, Especially Around Mental Health

TikTok mental health clips found to be misleading.

screenrant.com

 

[Julian RO]

I'm really really happy that I don't use this garbage platform. Doesn't surprise me why it's so much in the news.

 

[Stopspying]

I'm really really happy that I don't use this garbage platform. Doesn't surprise me why it's so much in the news.

Me too. It seems ripe for purchase by that guy who has recently set the world record for losing the most money, I'm struggling to remember his name!

Elon Musk has lost so much money that the Guinness World Records recognized him for the 'largest loss of personal fortune in history'

By one estimate, Musk lost as much as $200 billion in about a year, largely due to plummeting Tesla shares. Now, that's earned him a new world record.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[monkeylove]

Me too. It seems ripe for purchase by that guy who has recently set the world record for losing the most money, I'm struggling to remember his name!

Elon Musk has lost so much money that the Guinness World Records recognized him for the 'largest loss of personal fortune in history'

By one estimate, Musk lost as much as $200 billion in about a year, largely due to plummeting Tesla shares. Now, that's earned him a new world record.

www.businessinsider.com

They actually earn and lose money readily due to financial speculation, e.g., stock prices rising and falling, derivatives based on bets, etc. For example more than a year ago, it was reported that they could earn or lose around 10 billion dollars in a single day, while others could see their wealth go up by around $100 billion in only a few months.