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Self-harm among kids and young women has surged, and top experts, along with the minister, don’t hesitate to pin the blame on platforms like Instagram and TikTok. Cases are moving forward in the US and Denmark, but the tech giant is pushing back.

When practitioners ask teens why they self-harm, the answer is, »I saw it on TikTok«

Foto: Christina Mckee
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When a teenager today scrolls through TikTok and Instagram, there is a high likelihood that amidst dance videos, lip gloss tips, and cat memes, she will encounter content about self-harm.

These are videos where peers share their ’recipes’ for self-harm, describe how it feels, and explain how to hide it from adults.

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