Teens participate in online challenges, hoaxes for views and to impress peers, TikTok report finds
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Teens participate in online challenges and hoaxes for views and to impress others, a new report commissioned by TikTok has found.
That’s according to a new study published Wednesday, that was commissioned by the social media platform TikTok and conducted by Praesidio Safeguarding, an independent safeguarding agency.
A total of 5,400 teens aged 13 to 17 as well as 4,500 parents of teens and 1,000 educators in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Germany Italy, Indonesia, Mexico, the U.S. and Vietnam were surveyed by The Value Engineers a brand consultancy firm, for a total sample size of 10,900 people.
The report, authored by Zoe Hilton, looked into how big of a problem dangerous and online challenges and hoaxes are, what drives teens to participate in them, the information teens need in order to stay safe, and how adults can talk to children about them.
Here’s a closer look at the report’s key findings:
