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While TikTok’s internal failures are alarming, they are part of a larger pattern of social media platforms struggling with regulation and ethical oversight. The platform’s own admission of addictive design, promotion of narrow beauty ideals, and failure to prevent child exploitation reflect systemic issues common across the industry.
Moreover, the conversation around TikTok’s alleged biases and harms often becomes entangled in broader debates about free speech, censorship, and technological addiction. Despite its popularity, TikTok’s practices reveal a profit-driven motive that often comes at the expense of societal wellbeing.