The TikTok video-sharing platform, which is owned by Chinese companies, has been under increasing scrutiny for censoring anti-Beijing content, tracking user data, and giving user information to authorities in Beijing. Several governments have imposed restrictions on the use of the app, citing security concerns. However, TikTok’s algorithm may pose more severe problems, with a study by the UK-based Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) revealing that the platform’s algorithm pushes harmful and potentially damaging content involving eating disorders, self-harm, and suicide to children’s feeds. Adding to these issues, experts have found increasing evidence of the negative impacts of TikTok on the mental health of young people, including physiological and mental disorders, depression, and feelings of inadequacy. In January, a survey of 1,024 children and young adults in the UK found that social media, including TikTok, has led to dissatisfaction with their appearance, negative comments about their appearance, withdrawal, excessive exercising, restrictive eating, self-harm, and increased mental health distress. The American Psychological Association has warned about the adverse effects of social media on adolescents and has recommended parental monitoring and appropriate limit-setting on social media use.