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  Impact of Tik Tok on Teens.

    Tik Tok is the youngest and the majority of its users are young as well. The app has around 700 million monthly active users. And like most social media services, Tiktok has its advantages and disadvantages. Some of the negative effects are caused by the excessive use of the platform.

1. People treat fame as validation

Due to influencers who get instant fame for simply posting random videos, people assume that popularity is their passport to being accepted by society. This leads to people creating videos, no matter how dangerous they are, for the sake of being unique and getting all the attention users to think they need.

2. Privacy is compromised

Since many of these videos are taken in houses, for instance, it's more likely that your private space has been publicly exposed to your followers. Being too open about every corner of your house can trigger crooks to plot undesirable plans, which can compromise the safety of you and your family members. This also makes you vulnerable to frauds and scams.

3. Prone to accident

There are a lot of videos where the creator challenges himself/herself to do risky tasks for the audience's entertainment. However, this can be dangerous for young users because, without proper viewer discretion and guidance, these challenges can lead to accidents and injuries.

4. It becomes addictive

Spending hours on the app browsing videos can lead to addiction. And while this is entertaining at first, it can prompt serious trouble in the future, especially for kids. They will be more invested in browsing videos rather than doing their homework or household chores.

This is not a full list of disadvantages of Tik Tok, but it has to be admitted that Tik Tok has an enormous influence on society and especially kids because it goes viral and is getting success day by day, if you are interested in more research works and aspects about this theme, here is the link: 
https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/celebritylife/news/75394/negative-effects-caused-by-excessive-and-irresponsible-use-of-tiktok/story