Court documents reveal TikTok owners knew app's impact on children's mental health

More than a dozen states are suing TikTok for allegedly getting children hooked on the wildly popular video-sharing app. Internal court documents leaked this week claim ByteDance, TikTok's China-based parent company, have long known the app and its algorithm can harm the mental health of children.

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[dreamweaver]

I would hate to have young children during this social media craze.

[GadgetBeat]

Be a parent. The internet is not to blame for not raising your children.

[alexnichols]

It's not just kids. My mother is now a full-blown conspiracy theorist, thanks to the weird stuff she watches.

[susansantana]

Isn't this the responsibility of the parents to regulate social media

[Jeanne]

The CCP only allows selected content on the app in China and they turn it off at 10:00 pm. Wonder why...

[WildWombats]

So did Facebook. They got nothing more than a slap on the wrist for it.

[Nosweat]

What about commercials, tv, and hollywood. They all use the same practices

[hasmeenc.]

I still can’t believe some people blaming others for their poor parenting..like when they were suing Macdonald’s for obesity.

[joshhornick]

People hate on tik tok so much, but no one ever mentions youtube shorts, reels, and every other tik tok clone out there doing as much if not more damage

[XenoChron]

What do you know? The app from Hell ruins kids' lives.

[ohmy...]

Just get rid of it. Our kids don't read anymore, they're trying to get famous and rich doing nothing productive. Parents, understand when you give your child a smartphone you essentially are handing them the world.

[TheOfficialKeon]

Don’t blame Tik Tok. Blame yourself “PARENTS” my mom took my whole TV when I got out of hand. FOH

[Sheepdog_Alpha]

Did anyone actually think the owners didn't know this? This is not a revelation.

[ednapage]

Keep your children away from apps.be a parent. Protect your children. Dont get them phones

[xydxydxyd]

I'm pretty sure 99% of all social media company leaders knew their app's impact on children's mental health

[lonewolf]

I think having kids in this day of age isn't a good idea

[dboutine]

Trying to ban an app to evade your responsibility as parents? It's absurd!
Leave the app alone for those who know how to use it, and have enough knowledge on how to raise, discipline and educate their children. This sounds to be all political, though!

[thrasherthetic]

You think you hate corporate journalists enough, but you don't.

[Jo-seee]

Oh and what about instagram, snapchat, youtube shorts?

[Supersquid]

Its not just children these apps damage and the companies have always known it. People are being manipulated more than we can imagine, including myself.