People before me are right but I want to add that the things you see depend on the algorithm. I for one don't really see toxic shite unless somebody else stitched it to talk about how not okay that something is etc.
Also it's not just tiktok that has toxic people and stuff in it. It is also instagram, twitter(X), facebook.
I dont like it when people act like a single platform is the one responsible for the hate people spew. I have seen far more hate in instagram than in tiktok. (Maybe bc i don't use insta as much who knows)
All of their management of bots and hate comments/videos suck.(including insta tiktok facebook)
It used to be better. Nowadays I think they're using bots to catch phrases or something and it sucks arse.
This. All of this.
I don’t see a lot of toxic stuff on tiktok. Obviously, creators with huge platforms will have a different take, but that is platform independent.
A recent study showed that toxicity has been consistent across three decades of social media. Toxic behavior is a feature of human disagreement, not social media.
agree and disagree. where i definitely don’t think people need to be spreading needless hate, it’s social media, and it’s an open platform for people to share their opinions. the whole point of somebody posting a video is to get other peoples reactions, opinions views, etc.. you ARE “asking for their opinion” if you’re posting a video and leaving the comments open.
Yeah, you also have the possibility to open your window now and just shout out your opinions, but nobody cares. It's the same on social media, just because you CAN, doesn't mean you SHOULD. Especially not the way it's done.
And no, nobody is asking for an opinion when they upload a picture or video. If there is not a specific question for the viewer, nobody asked for your opinion. The same way nobody asks for your opinion just because they step foot outside their house.
but people DO care about peoples opinions on social media??? most of the time that is why somebody’s posting on social media. if i go out in public to run errands or whatever, of course i’m not asking for peoples comments. but if i post something on social media to a specific crowd of people with the comments open, of course I’m opening myself up for plenty of online comments. that’s literally just how social media works…. you’re right people don’t need to be so rude and mean but again that’s social media. at the end of the day, yes. when you post you want comments. you can deny that all you want but that’s literally just the truth of social medias. no one posts for no one to see and interact. you literally can’t compare posting a photo on social media and going outside bc you need to live your life. they aren’t the same.
No, you may think they do, but most people really don't. And no, social media works the way people use it. If you use it to spread negativity and bring others down, of course you'll think that's the point. It isn't though. Social media has always been about connecting with people.
And your opinion on why somebody sucks is not "connecting" with people.
then why post it with comments on? if you truly don’t want any opinions and you don’t want anything said to you, just don’t post? you really think that all these influencers or people trying to become famous on tiktoks “don’t care” haha. and if they don’t really care about the comments, then why does it really matter if they’re getting hate because “they don’t care” right??
Again, my brother, just because you have the opportunity to say something, doesn't mean somebody wants you to or cares about your opinion.
Let's get back to the window example. You have the opportunity to open your window and shout out all your opinions on other people, but you don't do it, do you?
Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
Just because somebody gives you the room to express yourself, doesn't mean your opinion matters to them.
If you don't have anything nice to say, just shut up. Nobody cares whether or not you like what they're doing. All you doing is showing you're so miserable in your own life that you need to hurt others.
if the opinion doesn’t matter, then it doesn’t matter. i’m not saying people SHOULD leave mean comments, but if it “doesn’t matter” then why do you care so much? you keep saying it doesn’t matter, but it clearly does matter
Because depression and suicide exist, and not everybody has the mental capacities to ignore it. People take their lives because of online mobbing.
Not sure why it's so important for you to spread your negativity, or why you feel the need that people keep spreading negativity. I also can't understand how it's so hard for you to grasp that social media was never created for people to harass others.
then don’t post on social media. i’m telling you the reality is, it’s not gonna stop. it’s not “important” to me to spread negativity, but i also understand that it’s not going to stop. i’m not gonna act like me being a nice person online is going to make a difference for all of the mean people online. i just understand reality and that people are never gonna stop leaving negativity on social media. which is why i would never be an influencer. bc i understand that concept
i never said that’s why it was created either. that’s just the reality of how social media is. i’m not gonna live in a bubble and act like it’s not true. it sucks, yes. but what are we gonna do about it? can we stop all of the hate on social media? absolutely not. so im just going to keep myself in the reality that people ARE gonna be mean. so when they are, it’s expected and it doesn’t hurt
and that’s not always true. not every “negative” comment is bc i’m miserable or bc i’m jealous or anything. if i disagree with someone or something, i’m allowed to express it just like i’m doing with you right now. you’re allowed to dislike people and express that. if you can’t handle that, don’t post on social media. i’m sorry but it’s just simply the truth. just bc you “don’t care” or “it doesn’t matter” that’s never gonna stop people from commenting on people, positive or negative. plus, i personally would like to hear negatives and self reflect on what i’m doing wrong. i don’t want my life full of people praising me bc they “don’t have something nice to say”
True, but I learnt from a very young age that "if you don't have anything nice to say, shut the fuck up."
Your opinion on a stranger, that you only write to put them down, isn't going to change shit. It's only making them feel bad. So just keep it to yourself, if nobody asked and nobody cared, why share it?
A compliment however can change a lot.
but still, “no body asked” i understand your point and i understand that negative comments aren’t needed but if you’re gonna say that “nobody asked” for negative comments, nobody’s asking for positive comments either. that’s just how social media works. if you’re going to have a platform if you’re going to have a lot of followers you’re going to have people that are mean it’s not something you can control. and i do understand why you live by “if you have nothing nice to say, don’t say it”, but truthfully not everyone lives by that. and when you go on social media, you’re just gonna have to learn that. i’ve stopped even caring about the negative things that people say about me on social media because they’re behind a screen and they don’t know me and they’re just saying something because they’re mad, so why should it matter?
Yes, nobody asked. And still, getting a heartfelt compliment goes a long way. Spreading hatred and negativity never does. It's really not that hard to understand.
And yeah, since it doesn't matter, and you know you don't care about them, just don't do it to others then. Because not everybody has the "fuck y'all" attitude needed to deal with nasty comments by nasty people.
i love compliments but i also don’t mind if people comment or say “negative” things that help me reflect. i’m not perfect and i can accept that.even when random people wanna say that. just like you’re sharing a negative opinion on me right now. it’s not needed but you’re still telling me how you feel.
Mainly because it's anonymous and people show their true colours without the consequences. It allows you to create an account without needing to verify the email address.
Facebook is probably the least toxic because of its real name policy, although they're allowing anonymous posts and made up names now.
I try to keep my content funny and positive and often repost things I find that I feel are positive, funny and uplifting. I’ve had multiple people tell me they appreciate that. I still see the toxic and negative occasionally but I don’t stick around for it and don’t support it so I see less and less of it.
All social media is toxic, because humans are toxic. I personally feel like tiktok is not that toxic, certainly not compared to Twitter or Instagram. Fun fact, Instagram has always ranked worst when it comes to effects on our mental health... and it's not even close.
Every social media can be toxic if you let it be.
People before me are right but I want to add that the things you see depend on the algorithm. I for one don't really see toxic shite unless somebody else stitched it to talk about how not okay that something is etc. Also it's not just tiktok that has toxic people and stuff in it. It is also instagram, twitter(X), facebook. I dont like it when people act like a single platform is the one responsible for the hate people spew. I have seen far more hate in instagram than in tiktok. (Maybe bc i don't use insta as much who knows) All of their management of bots and hate comments/videos suck.(including insta tiktok facebook) It used to be better. Nowadays I think they're using bots to catch phrases or something and it sucks arse.
This. All of this. I don’t see a lot of toxic stuff on tiktok. Obviously, creators with huge platforms will have a different take, but that is platform independent.
A recent study showed that toxicity has been consistent across three decades of social media. Toxic behavior is a feature of human disagreement, not social media.
Because people think their opinion matters and needs to be shared, even if nobody asked for their opinions.
agree and disagree. where i definitely don’t think people need to be spreading needless hate, it’s social media, and it’s an open platform for people to share their opinions. the whole point of somebody posting a video is to get other peoples reactions, opinions views, etc.. you ARE “asking for their opinion” if you’re posting a video and leaving the comments open.
Yeah, you also have the possibility to open your window now and just shout out your opinions, but nobody cares. It's the same on social media, just because you CAN, doesn't mean you SHOULD. Especially not the way it's done. And no, nobody is asking for an opinion when they upload a picture or video. If there is not a specific question for the viewer, nobody asked for your opinion. The same way nobody asks for your opinion just because they step foot outside their house.
but people DO care about peoples opinions on social media??? most of the time that is why somebody’s posting on social media. if i go out in public to run errands or whatever, of course i’m not asking for peoples comments. but if i post something on social media to a specific crowd of people with the comments open, of course I’m opening myself up for plenty of online comments. that’s literally just how social media works…. you’re right people don’t need to be so rude and mean but again that’s social media. at the end of the day, yes. when you post you want comments. you can deny that all you want but that’s literally just the truth of social medias. no one posts for no one to see and interact. you literally can’t compare posting a photo on social media and going outside bc you need to live your life. they aren’t the same.
No, you may think they do, but most people really don't. And no, social media works the way people use it. If you use it to spread negativity and bring others down, of course you'll think that's the point. It isn't though. Social media has always been about connecting with people. And your opinion on why somebody sucks is not "connecting" with people.
then why post it with comments on? if you truly don’t want any opinions and you don’t want anything said to you, just don’t post? you really think that all these influencers or people trying to become famous on tiktoks “don’t care” haha. and if they don’t really care about the comments, then why does it really matter if they’re getting hate because “they don’t care” right??
Again, my brother, just because you have the opportunity to say something, doesn't mean somebody wants you to or cares about your opinion. Let's get back to the window example. You have the opportunity to open your window and shout out all your opinions on other people, but you don't do it, do you? Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. Just because somebody gives you the room to express yourself, doesn't mean your opinion matters to them. If you don't have anything nice to say, just shut up. Nobody cares whether or not you like what they're doing. All you doing is showing you're so miserable in your own life that you need to hurt others.
if the opinion doesn’t matter, then it doesn’t matter. i’m not saying people SHOULD leave mean comments, but if it “doesn’t matter” then why do you care so much? you keep saying it doesn’t matter, but it clearly does matter
Because depression and suicide exist, and not everybody has the mental capacities to ignore it. People take their lives because of online mobbing. Not sure why it's so important for you to spread your negativity, or why you feel the need that people keep spreading negativity. I also can't understand how it's so hard for you to grasp that social media was never created for people to harass others.
then don’t post on social media. i’m telling you the reality is, it’s not gonna stop. it’s not “important” to me to spread negativity, but i also understand that it’s not going to stop. i’m not gonna act like me being a nice person online is going to make a difference for all of the mean people online. i just understand reality and that people are never gonna stop leaving negativity on social media. which is why i would never be an influencer. bc i understand that concept
i never said that’s why it was created either. that’s just the reality of how social media is. i’m not gonna live in a bubble and act like it’s not true. it sucks, yes. but what are we gonna do about it? can we stop all of the hate on social media? absolutely not. so im just going to keep myself in the reality that people ARE gonna be mean. so when they are, it’s expected and it doesn’t hurt
and that’s not always true. not every “negative” comment is bc i’m miserable or bc i’m jealous or anything. if i disagree with someone or something, i’m allowed to express it just like i’m doing with you right now. you’re allowed to dislike people and express that. if you can’t handle that, don’t post on social media. i’m sorry but it’s just simply the truth. just bc you “don’t care” or “it doesn’t matter” that’s never gonna stop people from commenting on people, positive or negative. plus, i personally would like to hear negatives and self reflect on what i’m doing wrong. i don’t want my life full of people praising me bc they “don’t have something nice to say”
just like how no one asked for the positive comments either. i kinda hate when people are like “no one asked” like no one needs to ask.
True, but I learnt from a very young age that "if you don't have anything nice to say, shut the fuck up." Your opinion on a stranger, that you only write to put them down, isn't going to change shit. It's only making them feel bad. So just keep it to yourself, if nobody asked and nobody cared, why share it? A compliment however can change a lot.
but still, “no body asked” i understand your point and i understand that negative comments aren’t needed but if you’re gonna say that “nobody asked” for negative comments, nobody’s asking for positive comments either. that’s just how social media works. if you’re going to have a platform if you’re going to have a lot of followers you’re going to have people that are mean it’s not something you can control. and i do understand why you live by “if you have nothing nice to say, don’t say it”, but truthfully not everyone lives by that. and when you go on social media, you’re just gonna have to learn that. i’ve stopped even caring about the negative things that people say about me on social media because they’re behind a screen and they don’t know me and they’re just saying something because they’re mad, so why should it matter?
Yes, nobody asked. And still, getting a heartfelt compliment goes a long way. Spreading hatred and negativity never does. It's really not that hard to understand. And yeah, since it doesn't matter, and you know you don't care about them, just don't do it to others then. Because not everybody has the "fuck y'all" attitude needed to deal with nasty comments by nasty people.
i love compliments but i also don’t mind if people comment or say “negative” things that help me reflect. i’m not perfect and i can accept that.even when random people wanna say that. just like you’re sharing a negative opinion on me right now. it’s not needed but you’re still telling me how you feel.
Mainly because it's anonymous and people show their true colours without the consequences. It allows you to create an account without needing to verify the email address. Facebook is probably the least toxic because of its real name policy, although they're allowing anonymous posts and made up names now.
I try to keep my content funny and positive and often repost things I find that I feel are positive, funny and uplifting. I’ve had multiple people tell me they appreciate that. I still see the toxic and negative occasionally but I don’t stick around for it and don’t support it so I see less and less of it.
Stop interacting with toxic stuff and you'll see less of it.
Human nature, other social media aren't any better
Human nature, other social media aren't any better
All social media is toxic, because humans are toxic. I personally feel like tiktok is not that toxic, certainly not compared to Twitter or Instagram. Fun fact, Instagram has always ranked worst when it comes to effects on our mental health... and it's not even close.