is a ‘wall of teenage misery’
Scroll through TikTok and you’re likely to find a series of harmless, sometimes hilarious video clips of young people doing weird things.
But dig a little deeper, and you’re likely to find a dark underbelly of posts sharing the experiences of people suffering from mental illness. The deeper you delve into this content, the more you’re likely to see.
NZ Herald investigations editor Alex Spence saw the power of the TikTok algorithm when he recently created an account on the app.
“One night, last week, I took my iPhone, downloaded TikTok and set up a new user account,” Spence tells The Front Page podcast.
“It takes a few minutes. It’s really simple to do. You just have to give it a username and password.”
Link to podcast and article: The Front Page: The dark side of TikTok is a ‘wall of teenage misery’ - NZ Herald
