contentbot@lemmy.caB to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 months agoA cool guide to pop vs actual psychologyi.redd.itimagemessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squaresp3ctr4l@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months ago50% of younger people get their medical advice from Tiktok. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/tiktok-health-advice-gen-z-b2580836.html And 50% of psychological ‘advice’ on TikTok is bullshit.
minus-squaresnooggums@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months ago EDIT: After a cursory search, it seems there are a good deal of papers indicating that around 50% of all medical advice of all kinds on TikTok contains serious and often dangerous falsehoods. I’m surprised it is only 50% for a social media site.
minus-squaresp3ctr4l@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoI think that Facebook is a bit harder to do this kind of study on … anyways, Im tired now, you do it lol.
50% of younger people get their medical advice from Tiktok.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/tiktok-health-advice-gen-z-b2580836.html
And 50% of psychological ‘advice’ on TikTok is bullshit.
I’m surprised it is only 50% for a social media site.
OK now do Facebook
I think that Facebook is a bit harder to do this kind of study on … anyways, Im tired now, you do it lol.