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TikTok is bringing its STEM feed to all customers within the U.S., UK, and Eire. Beforehand, it was solely enabled for customers below 18.
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Launched final 12 months, the STEM feed is a delegated hub for vetted science, expertise, engineering, and math content material. Since its launch, almost 200 million movies have been uploaded to the feed. It additionally spurred an 18 % enhance in STEM-related content material on the platform. One-third of adlescent customers within the U.S., UK, and Eire use the STEM feed on a weekly foundation.
All movies on the STEM feed should be authorised by Widespread Sense Networks and The Poynter Institute for Media Research. Widespread Sense assesses a video’s age-appropriateness, and Poynter checks its reliability. Misinformation runs rampant on the platform — Newsguard lately discovered that AI-enhanced movies spreading election misinformation garnered over 380 million views — and the STEM feed offers a uncommon haven of vetted content material.
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The STEM feed has been used to counter claims that the platform is damaging to teen psychological well being — regardless of overwhelming proof of social media’s impression on teen psychological well being. In two U.S. congressional hearings, TikTok CEO Shou Chew pointed to the feed for instance of TikTok fostering a love of studying and science and math.
The STEM feed is one in every of a number of Matter Feeds out there on the platform. These hubs function topic-specific alternate options to your FYP and Following feed. They’ve launched Sports activities, Meals, Gaming, and Style feeds.
Whereas the feed is now enabled for all customers within the U.S., UK, and Eire, you possibly can flip it off within the app’s settings below “content material preferences.”
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