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TikTok Documents, Hurricane Milton Damage, SpaceX Water Pollution

2024/10/11
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Internal TikTok documents reveal the app's addictive nature, especially for teens. Features designed to limit screen time were found ineffective, raising concerns about the app's impact on young people's well-being.
  • TikTok officials admitted that features like time-on-app reminders were not effective at reducing screen time.
  • A teenager could become addicted to TikTok after just 35 minutes, or 260 videos.
  • TikTok promotes attractive users while demoting those deemed unattractive.
  • An executive admitted the app's potential to deprive young people of sleep, food, and social interaction.

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Redacted TikTok documents describe how habit-forming the app can be. Cleanup is underway in Florida two days after Hurricane Milton battered the state. And, SpaceX runs afoul of environmental regulations.*Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter).Today's episode of Up First was edited by Luis Clemens, Gigi Douban, Gisele Grayson, Ally Schweitzer and Alice Woelfe. It was produced by Paige Waterhouse, Christopher Thomas and Ana Perez. We get engineering support from Carleigh Strange and our technical director is Zac Coleman.*Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)