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TikTok agrees to $400m settlement to resolve US children’s privacy litigation
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 23 Aug 2026
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On top of the privacy effects, short form video (SFV) is degrading everybody's cognition.
High-frequency SFV use was consistently associated with attentional disruption, reduced executive functioning, and emotional dysregulation. Several studies reported increased anxiety and compulsive use, though findings were heterogeneous.
And a firehose of mis and disinformation.
TikTok Is a Misinformation Minefield.
Lots of reasons to help our friends and family get off it. Mental health effects, targeted disinformation, and privacy loss.