What is it about?

This research is implemented in order to learn more about young users’ behaviours and their reaction towards common Tiktok contents which depict Tiktok impacts. We developed a survey concentrating on user habits, well-known content categories on Vietnamese Tiktok and how they may affect users’ perception. 253 participants aged 16-22 in Mekong Delta, Vietnam were involved. Data revealed that young users had higher awareness of toxic contents than was assumed by previous academic works, and eager to diminish these harms. Qualitative answers provided notions about several toxic and inappropriate contents that were not previously addressed. The research also noticed a slight hint of “Tiktok prejudice” which was the fixed concept that Tiktok was negative, inspiring future extensive research.

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Why is it important?

During the rise of COVID-19, Tiktok rose to become a community-connecting platform, making itself a special part in Vietnamese youngsters’ life, setting new trends as mental support for those in the lockdown situation. This enables Tiktok to impact adolescents on various aspects of their life, yet several aspects were not researched thoroughly. It is of special importance to thoroughly understand how it could benefit or harm impressionable young users who occupy a great part of the Tiktok community, so as to use the platform more wisely and effectively.

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This is my group's very first scientific project, as highschool students. I am utterly grateful for all the support and guidance from our lecturers and the publisher that granted us an opportunity to bring our work closer to fellow researchers. I sincerely hope that this article can contribute to more excellent works in the future.

Ngoc Thien An Nguyen
FPT University

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This page is a summary of: The impact of Tiktok contents on students’ social perceptions and lifestyles during the COVID-19 pandemic, July 2022, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery),
DOI: 10.1145/3556089.3556103.
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