Female TikToker Involves Children in Harmful Content
Social media in general and the platform in particular have recently become a “stage” for many content creators to express themselves. However, there are still many shortcomings regarding the content appearing on this popular platform.
Being a famous TikToker with nearly 2.5 million followers, T.C attracts attention every time she releases a clip. Her content revolves around family life and entertainment activities among family members. However, her two latest clips have left viewers “stunned” due to their somewhat vulgar content.
Specifically, set in a karaoke bar and using a parody song, T.C and her siblings reenact the lyrics of the song:
“Call the staff here,
Find a sexy girl
Hold an extra bottle of Whisky
Don’t forget to add a manly one
No, no, come on
This round, does anyone dare to play
Stay still, sir
If you don’t play, let someone else play
Here’s my staff
This girl looks very western
Her singing voice is also intoxicating
Electricity and water are just overflowing”…
This video not only violates social moral standards but also affects the innocence of children. The vulgar content is even more dangerous as it can impact the healthy development of children. At this time, children do not fully understand the consequences of consuming and sharing such content, but it will certainly create difficulties for educating the youth later on.
Social media platforms have been and are striving to create policies to limit inappropriate content, but it remains a major challenge
Alongside videos that are carefully produced and professionally crafted in both content and visual, sound effects, many TikTokers seek to “catch views” with products that contain harmful and nonsensical content. Compared to professionally invested and crafted videos, “dirty” videos often do not require much investment in knowledge, do not take much time to process… so they are very easy to execute and are chosen by many TikTokers.
There needs to be close cooperation among stakeholders: regulatory agencies, content creators, user communities,… for the issue of limiting inappropriate content to be effective. Here, adults also have a significant responsibility in monitoring and guiding children to use social media safely. This supervision should not only include checking children’s online activities but also combine with educating them to protect themselves against unhealthy information.
Many harmful videos are rampant on social media.
Everyone, from creators, viewers to platform operators, needs to take responsibility for the content they create, to ensure safety and create a healthy online environment for everyone, especially children.