Tik Tok

NPR - Newly revealed internal documents from TikTok show company officials acknowledging how addictive the app can be for teenagers. Fourteen attorneys general have been investigating the app for two years regarding child safety. They subpoenaed the company and obtained internal communications. At TikTok’s request, the states redacted privileged and confidential parts of the suit, but in Kentucky, the redaction was not effective on some 30 pages meant to be kept secret. NPR and Kentucky Public Radio have been reviewing dozens of these pages....

In internal messages, company officials admitted that features like time-on-app reminders are not expected to reduce screen time, but are instead aimed at improving public trust. A document found the exact number of videos before someone forms a habit: 260, which could boil down to 35 minutes on the app. A company spokesperson condemned NPR for reporting on information under a court seal when reached for comment, though the documents were public and anyone would’ve been able to see the redactions.