TikTok's Content: Promoting Pain or Pleasure?

TikTok is a mobile application that allows its more than 1 billion users worldwide (Milmo and Hern) to create, share, and watch short videos (Rucker 248). “TikTok’s FYP is one of the defining features of the TikTok platform because it reflects preferences unique each User” (Rucker 248), in other words, TikTok’s algorithm allows content to differentiate for each user. TikTok has a variety of content such as dance videos, tutorials (DIY, makeup, cooking), comedy, fashion, art and much more (Conrad). According to utilitarianism, TikTok’s content is ethical because it includes educational…