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Industry players, including TikTok, are already mobilizing public relations efforts, promoting their platforms as "safer" alternatives and emphasizing their virtues. While TikTok actively markets itself as a platform for creative expression, critics argue that all social media platforms pose risks—particularly to impressionable young minds.
Reactions among parents and advocacy groups are mixed. Some support the government’s stance, believing it’s a necessary step to protect children from the potentially harmful influence of social media algorithms, cyberbullying, and online predators. Others, however, raise concerns about overreach, government overregulation, and the importance of parental choice.