Half of girls exposed to harmful content online with teens twice as likely to see it on TikTok and X

Girls were twice as likely as boys to encounter harmful content, the Molly Rose Foundation said (PA) - (PA Wire)

Half of girls were fed harmful online content including posts about self-harm, suicide and eating disorders on social media apps during a single week, a new study has found.

Teenagers were twice as likely to encounter “high risk” content on TikTok and X than other major platforms, with girls encountering significantly more harmful posts than boys, analysis of data from nearly 2,000 youngsters found.