The Yin-Yang of TikTokOnline version Ethical use of TikTok by Brooke Urbina 1 How old do you have to be to have a TikTok account? a 11 b 13 c 10 d 12 2 Of the 25% that admitted to connecting with a stranger on TikTok, how many admitted to being asked to strip on live stream? a 1 in 10 b 2 in 20 c 2 in 30 d 1 in 20 3 What country has connections to TikTok that makes U.S. lawmakers fear for data security? a Russia b China c Cuba d South Korea 4 What data are users making available on TikTok? (Click all that apply) Select one or more answers a Videos b Name and age c Location d Pictures 5 What kind of information is being questioned as being censored in violation of freedom of speech? a Bad dancers b Pranks c Cat videos d Political 6 TikTok wants to remain a fun app, and they admit that they blacklist political figures that cause negativity. Some feel Facebook and Twitter aren't doing enough to moderate content. What might TikTok's policies do for social media? a Offer a remedy to social media problems b Open the door for more hateful speech c Justify China's censorship for everything d Nothing. Facebook will win Explanation 1 If you're not at least 13 years old, you are using TikTok ILLEGALLY! 2 1 in 20 children who ADMITTED to connecting with a stranger, also admitted to being asked to strip on live stream, BY THAT STRANGER. 3 The parent company that owns TikTok is out of China, so U.S. lawmakers are afraid that the Chinese government will have access to U.S. user data. 4 ALL OF THE ABOVE, as long as the user puts in TRUE information when they create their account. This also includes any of this information that could be sensitive, such as pictures and videos that shouldn't have been taken in the first place! 5 Lawmakers are concerned that political content sensitive to China is being censored, while TikTok remains adamant that they are not censoring this information. 6 Would it be a bad thing if content on social media was mediated to alleviate the levels of hate spread so easily through this open door? Arguments could be made that there is a time and place for everything, but is social media, where people of all ages, races, religions, etc meet, really the place?
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