In each of the separate lawsuits state regulators filed, dozens of internal communications, documents and research data were redacted — blacked-out from public view — since authorities entered into confidentiality agreements with TikTok.
But in one of the lawsuits, filed by the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office, the redactions were faulty. This was revealed when Kentucky Public Radio copied-and-pasted excerpts of the redacted material, bringing to light some 30 pages of documents that had been kept secret.
I don’t know how relentlessly shoveling far right talking points into their feed is supposed to help them with their escapism, but okay…
There are also studies that found evidence for the negative effects social media like Instagram have on the mental wellbeing of young adults (primarily girls).
But I agree that having easier access to information about the state of our world is definitely adding to that pressure