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Teens Face Misleading Sexual Health Advice on TikTok, Study Finds
Creating an account posing as a 15-year-old, researchers assessed medical accuracy of sexual health-related videos.
This is the finding of a cross-sectional study led by student Angeli Sirilan of the University of Arizona College of Medicine, which involved creating a TikTok account representing a 15-year-old girl. However, the researchers flag abortion as an area for healthcare professionals to pay closer attention to due to the higher rates of misinformation circulating, and suggest stricter oversight on inaccurate videos could be beneficial, including social media companies’ responsibility in this. TikTok continues to invest in digital literacy education aimed at helping people evaluate and understand content they engage with online, according to the platform.
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