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Is TikTok safe?
Many content trends on TikTok involve lip-syncing and dancing to music. Therefore, several of the main concerns for parents and carers might be their child being exposed to explicit song lyrics or performing provocative dance routines (which are often popular).
However, Tiktok’s content is not limited to song and dance trends. The content features on the platform is extremely diverse. Users are encouraged to explore their creativity. While this opens the possibility for children to engage with enriching and informing content, this also opens the possibility for children to encounter inappropriate or dangerous content, such as sexually suggestive content or misinformation.
In terms of safety risks, as with other social media platforms, users need to think carefully about what personal information they share in their profile and in the content they upload to the platform.
Anyone can create an account and TikTok has had some issues with predators contacting young people.