The rate of usage has emerged on TikTok, the social media platform where young people have recently become the most popular. It was announced that the numbers were many times higher than expected. Considering the statements made by RTÜK Vice President İbrahim Uslu, this ratio becomes apparent. The rate of TikTok usage among young people is among the most curious issues. Although this number is thought to be too much for some, for others this number is exaggerated. Studies on the subject were carried out in the UK in May 2020. In the study conducted on children between the ages of 9 and 16, children's leisure time and media consumption were examined. As a result of these studies, it was seen that the children did not have many options for spending leisure time.
The number of children using TikTok is increasing day by day
TikTok, the popular China-based social media platform of recent years, greatly affects the time of children and young people. Children in this age range spend more time on social media in their own rooms rather than with their families.
TikTok usage rate among youth
In researches, it has been determined that children usually open TikTok for 5 minutes, but do not leave for about 2 hours. Those who produce content for YouTube and TikTok are also closely followed by these children and young people. With the pandemic process, children who are usually at home have unfortunately started to get away from doing homework. Due to this process, they started to spend more time on social media platforms such as TikTok and YouTube. Failure to evaluate the time spent on this social media in the right direction can cause some problems.
