TikTok encourages eating disorders, mutes users of colour and disability, and raises several questions of national security, an investigation by the ABC’s
Four Corners claims.
Later tonight, the program will air an investigation into the impact TikTok has on Australian teens. The episode, which is helmed by reporter Avani Dias, aims to uncover the truth behind the platform, after a plethora of claims made against it.
These include concerns of cybersecurity, as well as claims that the app promotes eating disorders, and marginalises users of colour, LGBTQIA+ users, users with a disability, and what the app considers “ugly people”.