TikTok ‘pushing harmful content into teenagers’ feeds’, study says

The content served to both accounts in their first 30 minutes on TikTok was then compared

A young girl uses the TikTok app on a smartphone (Peter Byrne/PA)

Some young TikTok users are being shown potentially dangerous content which could encourage eating disorders, self-harm and suicide, an online safety group has claimed.

Research into the TikTok algorithm by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) found certain accounts were repeatedly being served content around eating disorders and other harmful topics in the minutes after joining the platform.