Four experts on China, education, cybersecurity and privacy explained to Fox Digital why TikTok is a threat to children, American families and national security.
Former DOD counterterrorism analyst Kara Frederick urges Americans to stop using TikTok amid growing concerns over the app's data collection., the future of the app is once in peril. But some schools have used the app for student assignments, raising concerns about what is being promoted to children, and how their data is being stored.
Another chemistry assignment, from Peoria Public Schools in Illinois, instructed students to"Create a flipgrid or TikTok video explaining what classification five different substances around your house fit into." One example Neily gave for avoiding the platform was a particularly contentious one: gender ideology on TikTok."If students are being bombarded with messages about gender identity over and over and over again, in children’s minds, frankly, it normalizes it," she said.
A TikTok spokesperson told Fox Digital that youth safety and privacy was a top priority for the platform."One of our most important commitments is supporting the safety and well-being of teens, and we recognize this work is never finished. We continue to focus on robust safety protections for our community while also empowering parents with additional controls for their teen's account through TikTok Family Pairing.
Specifically, different categories of users on TikTok have different concerns."If someone could be identified as being a member of the military" or"law enforcement" or some other kind of sensitive job,"then they’re being tracked. Their locations are being tracked. Their usage patterns are being tracked. Their interests are being tracked."
"For more than two years, TikTok has been engaging with the U.S. Government on solutions to address all reasonable concerns about TikTok in the United Sates," the spokesperson said. Chang also noted that China uses the TikTok algorithm to promote Communist Party"narratives" to the outside world.
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