EXCLUSIVE: Parents wary of children using TikTok and other social media unsupervised, according to a new poll.
Visitors pass the TikTok exhibition stands at the Gamescom computer gaming fair in Cologne, Germany, on Aug. 25, 2022.wo-thirds of parents are leery of allowing their children to use TikTok and other social media apps without supervision, a newly released poll has found.
The outcomes were similar for other social media apps, with 63% of parents expressing concerns about unsupervised use of Instagram and Facebook, 74% uncomfortable with unsupervised use of Snapchat, and 66% were uncomfortable with their children using Twitter without supervision. Overall, 67% of parents, including 74% of independents, 75% of Republicans, and 55% of Democrats, indicated that they felt that social media had a negative impact on their child.Matt Knee, the vice president and director of analytics at WPA Intelligence, said that the survey"shows that parents are rightfully alarmed about the influence of Big Tech on their kids and their privacy and want something done about it.
The survey also found plenty of support for requiring schools to obtain parental consent before administering surveys to students, many of which are provided to third-party contractors and ask questions about student gender identity, sexual orientation, sexual activity, drug and alcohol use, and parental political affiliation.
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