TikTok exposes your kids to pedophiles, porn, and racism

[Anonymous]

https://www.scarymommy.com/parents-beware-dangers-tiktok/

Not sure this has been brought up here before; but i was shocked to learn (from her blog)


"Barely any of you are watching your child’s videos or videos they are in with their friends. Would you be surprised to know that your daughter is dancing and mouthing words to songs with the N word, P word, F word, every awful word and phrase you can imagine? Would you be horrified if your daughter posted one about being a slut and getting f&$ked in the p$&@y? That’s just the beginning of what I’ve seen."

That's bad enough, but it goes on:

Many of your kids are followed by strangers, even if their account is private. Does your child know and have relationships with 400-plus people? Have you seen the names of some of their friends? I don’t recognize “busstopwheezel” or “lazybitch” from any of the class lists. Some of the accounts they follow send spam to their friends. This may be more Instagram related, but my child has received at least ten messages from her friends alerting her that she did not make the “cool list.” There was no cool list, it was spam. But how many of your kids got that same message, from multiple kids (because they all clicked the same link) and thought it was real?

And then there’s always the porn. Please, parents, make sure your kid’s profiles are private and that you check who they are following and are followed by. You may be surprised.


No way I'd let my daughter on TikTok.

[Anonymous]

I found this too:

https://life.gomcgill.com/tiktok-magnet-for-pedophiles-experts-warn-parents


If your child is using Tiktok, one of the most popular video-sharing apps, they might not be safe as many have regarded it as a pedophile magnet. The Chinese application, which allows users to create and share short videos, came to limelight in early 2018 after achieving approximately 45.8 million users. Due to its video-only interface, unlike Facebook a

[Anonymous]

Oh is Scary Mommy being histrionic again? Duly noted.

If you want to prohibit your child from using it, by all means. Just know your child will be left out of an activity most of her friends are doing.

[Anonymous]

Interesting how there’s no mention of what boys do on TikTok.

[Anonymous]

What is the P word??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh is Scary Mommy being histrionic again? Duly noted.

If you want to prohibit your child from using it, by all means. Just know your child will be left out of an activity most of her friends are doing.

Oooh Cool Mommy showed up

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh is Scary Mommy being histrionic again? Duly noted.

If you want to prohibit your child from using it, by all means. Just know your child will be left out of an activity most of her friends are doing.

I stopped following SM a long time ago, I agree, they are too dramatic but regardless of the article I will not let my child use TT. My child is missing out? Tough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

If you want to prohibit your child from using it, by all means. Just know your child will be left out of an activity most of her friends are doing.

Are those really the friends and activity you want your daughter spending her time on?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh is Scary Mommy being histrionic again? Duly noted.

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Thank you counselor, but you failed to read the second link posted.

It's not just one blogger warning about TikTok.

[Anonymous]

TT is HILARIOUS. I would not let a kid younger than 15 use it. And I would want to follow it to make sure content was clean, but really a lot of it is just funny stuff, feats of strength, dances, home improvement.

Like most things kids can do, if you let them go at it with no supervision than they will be endangered but if you do it with them, talk to them, monitor them, then they can learn how to interact with something that is fun in a safe way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh is Scary Mommy being histrionic again? Duly noted.

If you want to prohibit your child from using it, by all means. Just know your child will be left out of an activity most of her friends are doing.

...like sex and drugs. Please tell me a 12 year old posted this. Unfortunately, this sounds like the argument from someone with bad intentions (or just and extremely irresponsible parent).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh is Scary Mommy being histrionic again? Duly noted.

If you want to prohibit your child from using it, by all means. Just know your child will be left out of an activity most of her friends are doing.

So if all the Cool kids were throwing rocks off a bridge. You as a Parent would say well if the cool kids are doing it?

I don’t think your logic makes sense. What I do think is that if a parent does or does not let their child use something like tic tick of course it’s their choice.

Personally I would let mine I’d just monitor.

I do agree scary mommy is ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh is Scary Mommy being histrionic again? Duly noted.

If you want to prohibit your child from using it, by all means. Just know your child will be left out of an activity most of her friends are doing.

Oooh Cool Mommy showed up

She's not a "Mommy!" She's her kids' "best friend"...

[Anonymous]

My kids aren't allowed to use it because I don't want the Chinese government building a profile of them. My kids are doing fine without it, seem to have a lot of friends, and somehow have not suffered the terrible social consequences the tweens posting in this thread have promised.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

If you want to prohibit your child from using it, by all means. Just know your child will be left out of an activity most of her friends are doing.

Are those really the friends and activity you want your daughter spending her time on?

Sure. I am capable of evaluating risk and I raised my child right and she knows what is appropriate and what is not.