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Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contact Dow Jones Reprints at 1-800-843-0008 or visit www.djreprints.com. https://www.wsj.com/articles/ tiktok-feeds-teens-a-diet-of-darkness-8f350507 * Family & Tech: Julie Jargon TikTok Feeds Teens a Diet of Darkness Self-harm, sad-posting and disordered-eating videos abound on the popular app [] Illustration by Jon Krause Julie Jargon hedcutBy Julie Jargon May 13, 2023 9:00 am ET Share Resize --------------------------------------------------------------------- Listen (2 min) Calls to ban TikTok in the U.S. are growing louder. Government leaders are trying to keep the popular China-owned social video platform away from schools, public workers, even entire states, on the grounds that users' data could wind up in the wrong hands. Data privacy, though, might be less worrisome than the power of TikTok's algorithm. 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