Social Media Manipulation: Building Resilient Identities to Help Kids Thrive in a Digital World
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. Kathy

Social Media Manipulation: Building Resilient Identities to Help Kids Thrive in a Digital World

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 10, 202612 min

In this episode of the Celebrate Kids podcast, Dr. Kathy delves into the concerning impact of TikTok and other social media platforms on young users' mental health. Drawing from insights from current and former employees who have raised alarms about the app's popularity algorithm, Dr. Kathy discusses how these platforms may lead children to develop a narrow identity, focusing on specific interests or influencers that can limit their personal growth. The conversation highlights the importance of understanding the unseen influences at play and the potential harm to children's mental well-being in a digital age where the reality of their...

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manipulation's never good. And I believe that we're being manipulated. And again, a concern I have is the limits that kids could develop, where they are only interested in that one thing that TikTok wants them to be interested in.

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Don't be afraid of the dark. Be careful with stars. Not every light is gonna guide you, baby. Not every light is gonna guide you. So Dr. Kathy, today on the Celebrate Kids podcast in this

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daily segment, Facing the Dark, I want to look a little bit at TikTok. That's partly because current former employees have really raised concerns about the internal way that the app's popularity algorithm could really hurt young users mental

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