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"Your face is a form of biometric information and your face can be analysed to distinguish a range of personality and demographic traits." Behaviouralist The investigation demonstrates the many techniques TikTok is using, including facial recognition, to know anything and everything about its users. "My claim with TikTok at the moment is that they are harvesting huge amounts of data illegally without the consent of children or their parents and they aren't giving the right level of transparency about what happens to that data or actually what that data includes." Fmr Children's Commissioner "It can be really disheartening to have your videos purposely suppressed." TikTok content creatorĬentral to the app's success is data mining, which enables TikTok to harvest vast amounts of information about its users. The app's appeal lies in its happy playful image but as this investigation shows, some users accuse the app of operating an inherently racist 'feed' that has seen people of colour and disability, effectively muted and marginalised for failing to meet the app's view of perfection. "I'd like to think that I wouldn't have struggled with an eating disorder, if I hadn't downloaded TikTok." Eating disorder patient The program shows how dangerous and disturbing content is being served up to unwitting users with sometimes devastating consequences. I think they maybe need to realise the impact that is having on people." TikTok user "If they're going to make money off of something, then they will make money off of something. In this eye-opening investigation, reporter Avani Dias travels down the TikTok rabbit hole to reveal the mechanics behind the app.
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I don't think it's come into the world with this intention of helping people." TikTok user In a joint investigation by Four Corners and triple j Hack, disturbing evidence has been uncovered of how the app operates. That's a part that I don't think everybody has adjusted to yet." TikTok adviserīut there's a dark side to the world's most popular app. It's how they communicate with their friends. "I think every young kid's dream is to be successful online." TikTok content creatorįamous for viral dance moves and comedy skits, the app has morphed into a platform that users anchor their lives around. More than a billion users scroll through its endless feeds and it has turned everyday Australians into international stars. TikTok is the phenomenally successful social media platform that has taken the world by storm. "TikTok has penetrated the cultural and social spheres in Australia, and you get a sense that TikTok is part of the zeitgeist." Digital media researcher TikTok: Data mining, discrimination and dangerous content on the world's most popular app