Further research by Sky News also found that eating disorder content was recommended to users through TikTok's suggested search function.
But some have raised concerns about the way this algorithm behaves when it comes to recommending harmful content.This is one of the videos suggested during the study. The text reads 'she's skinnier' and the music playing over the video says 'I've been starving myself for you'. Pic: Centre for Countering Digital Hate via TikTok
It found that the standard teen users were served videos related to mental health and body image every 39 seconds. CCDH's research also found that the vulnerable accounts were shown this kind of content three times as much as the standard accounts were, and those accounts were shown more extreme content than standard accounts.Centre for Countering Digital Hate found 56 hashtags associated with eating disorder content. 35 of those contained a high concentration of pro-eating disorder content. Pic:TikTok
However, TikTok says that the activity and resulting experience captured in the study"does not reflect behaviour or genuine viewing experiences of real people."Eating disorder content is banned on TikTok and it says it regularly removes content that violates it terms and conditions. Pic: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
Sky News conducted its own research into TikTok's recommendation algorithm using several different accounts. But instead of analysing the For You Page, we searched for non-harmful terms like"weight loss" and"diet" in TikTok's search bar.Sky News found that searches for terms like 'diet returns suggested searches associated with eating disorder content. Pic: TikTokThat is code for"pro ana" which relates to pro-anorexia content.
Sky News also found that eating disorder content can be accessed easily through TikTok's user search function, despite not explicitly searching for it.
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