Ed Gamble is very adamant that he is ‘not on TikTok’. Whenever he’s been exposed to it, the app seems nothing but manic and stressful. “It sounds like a panic attack. It’ll be an intense music track, then someone waffling on about something, then a cat farting. But people aren’t even watching the whole video, they're just flicking through.” He cringes. “That can't be good for the brain, can it?”
Not good for the brain, or the body, we now know. It’s not just a TikTok-specific issue, though – even on the social media platforms he still uses, the comedian, presenter and podcaster has noticed a shifting toxicity in his feed.
