Elon Musk describes TikTok as ‘extremely destructive’ after finding ill-effects on kids

WASHINGTON: Billionaire Elon Musk has expressed concern over the ill-effects of the social media platform TikTok on certain age groups. Musk took to his Twitter handle on Sunday to share a finding which mentions about the ill-effects of the video-making platform TikTok.

Musk dropped a picture featuring a research synopsis about the researchers who created accounts of fictitious 13-year-old users and later their feeds got flooded with clips about eating disorders, body image, self-harm and suicide. Musk captioned it as, “Extremely destructive if accurate.”

Extremely destructive if accurate pic.twitter.com/qofFxBM29E

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 13, 2023

Earlier, on Friday, the billionaire announced Linda Yaccarino as the new Twitter CEO after thinking about stepping down as CEO of Twitter within six weeks. Musk, who bought Twitter for $44 billion last year, will continue to retain a firm grip on the company and will focus on product design and new technology. Linda will primarily focus on business operations.

Back in December last year, Musk said he will step aside as Twitter’s CEO once he found “someone foolish enough” to take over the role. Musk recently officially renamed the company X Corp as the parent of Twitter, reported Variety.

As Twitter’s owner, he has put his stamp on it by eliminating more than 75 per cent of its 7,500 employees, installing his own leaders and changing the service’s features and strategy. He also took Twitter private, which means he does not have to disclose corporate information to the public.

The outgoing CEO recently announced adding another update to Twitter, allowing its verified users to have early access to encrypted messaging service. The update is currently available only for verified users. (ANI)