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More than half of top 100 mental health TikToks contain misinformation, study finds
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 20 Jun 2025
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Of all the places online, Tiktok is the last place I would ever go for serious advice on anything.
Right, but what if you were a teenager, still mostly inexperienced and vulnerable to people claiming to be authorities, and it was just presented to you rather than being sought out? We've already seen it happen on tumblr, back in its heyday. That sort of 'happenstance education' can shape your ideas for the rest of your life.
That's just how life works. That's how it worked before the Internet was even a thing.