Need to establish a 'red line' with TikTok

Losing time is something that many young people who are using Tiktok suffer from without realizing it. Just open the application, hundreds of thousands of content continuously run to serve the audience. "Reading books, watching movies is easy to fall asleep, but when I watch TikTok, my eyes are open, sometimes I don't know when I watch until 3 am", Ngoc Anh (Binh Thanh, HCMC) expressed.   

Malicious information spreads strongly on TikTok

Not stopping at annoying, useless jokes such as: Going to the market with 5000 VND, wearing a shirt showing off your breasts, putting together music to show off photos of going to prison, etc., TikTok also makes users have terrible experiences.

In August 8, TikTok spread the trend of confining and scaring children (locking children in a dark room, making devilish laughter, making children scared and then parents running away) causing many people to be shocked and criticized. Children are suddenly locked in a dark room screaming, crying and begging, and adults are excited to share on TikTok as funny content. The trend of scaring children is extremely cruel, but many parents are eager to follow.

A TikTok page with more than 600.000 followers, more than 18 million likes, besides videos that reflect real life (employment scams, insurance, school violence...), and exploit cases, Horror stories that make viewers chill.

The topic of sex, massacres, superstitious stories ... are topics many TikTokers choose to exploit to attract huge viewers. Not difficult to realize, many people are finding ways to circumvent the law, using sounds, abbreviations, to avoid "flying channels".

Another TikTok channel uses AI technology to create virtual characters but illustrates true stories and conclusions of authorities. The story of the female student Nguyen Thi Tram Linh who committed suicide because of school violence, the story of Van An - an 8-year-old girl who was abused to death... are all told in detail by the victim created by AI technology. Notably, the meticulously narrated deadly details make many people question: What is the purpose of these clips? Or to cut another knife into the hearts of those who stay? Social networks like TikTok along with the rapid spread of viral infections are abetting this barbaric behavior. 

The speed of spread and the outstanding features and advantages of TikTok bring interesting experiences to users, but with malicious information, false information, superstitions ... are also spread and affected. great impact on users, especially the young generation.

Sensational games, objectionable trends are easy to trend, many users imitate. Fabricated information such as Miss Tieu Vi dating businessman Dang Le Nguyen Vu, the marriage contract of Tran Thanh and Hariwon, or the investigation agency has concluded the case of artists such as Thuy Tien, Tran Thanh. , Dam Vinh Hung does not steal charity but is still woven and misrepresented on TikTok and many other social networking platforms.

"Setting up a TikTok channel with clean content is difficult to attract viewers, but those will be select, qualified audiences that will stick with you for a long time"

TikToker Teacher Phuc

In July 7, there was a fire in Lien Nghia town, Duc Trong district. An account re-shared the video of the fire with the comment "Duc Trong Firefighters go well. So also take 2022 bulbs." This person said that the fire prevention and fighting force received the cost of 100 million VND from the people after fighting the fire.

The authorities have clarified that the above content is completely untrue, insulting the reputation of the Fire and Rescue Police force, the Police of Lam Dong province. The Department of Cybersecurity and High-Tech Crime Prevention and Control, Lam Dong Provincial Police has issued a decision to impose an administrative fine of 5 million VND for those who spread the above false information.

Not stopping there, some users took advantage of the TikTok network to share misrepresentations, against the policies of the Party and State, causing disunity.

Need to establish a "red line" with TikTok

Media expert Luong Trong Nghia shared that he is 44 years old this year and still loves TikTok. Before going to bed, he always surfs TikTok on topics that interest him.

“But sometimes trending clips do pop up on the screen, it's mostly shocking or sensational games, such as games that teach how to play risky games, or binge drinking or eating junk food. strange food, lost birth ..., even though I know they are bullshit, but sometimes out of curiosity, I still watch them".

However, according to Mr. Nghia, lAs a person with bravery, knowledge and understanding, he knows how to filter information, but there are young people with little experience, those with poor perception, they will believe it right away. Fake news and false news make young people have a wrong and wrong view of people, society and the country.

“I think, reviewing, restricting or even banning people and information channels that report false information, promote objectionable actions, or tend to affect the health and thinking of the young generation. have to be done", Communication expert Luong Trong Nghia expressed.

In response to the VTC News reporter, researcher Le Ngoc Son - expert in strategic communication and crisis handling, founding Chairman of Berlin Crisis Solutions (BCS) shared that he has two TikTok accounts, one from Vietnam. Male and a German account. The general situation is "messy" and bullshit, but in his opinion, TikTok Germany has more refinement, "less ugly".

He emphasized the positive impacts that TikTok brings to Vietnamese people: “TikTok empowers everyone to speak up: people with disabilities can speak, vendors, motorbike taxi drivers…all can express their thoughts and feelings. TikTok is also an effective sales channel, a legitimate fishing rod for many people today. However, TikTok is also spreading a lot of malicious information.”

"TikTok's users are mostly young people, false content, especially culturally, will make them deviate from the standard of living. These deviations, if not corrected in time, can also be tragic for a developing society.

More than a century ago, the father of sociology, Émile Durkheim, once said that in a society without standards, people often appear anomie (a state of "non-standard"). People lack mutual trust, each individual will be reeling in finding an idol to follow, follow and what will happen if their idol deviates from the standard? Looks like TikTok is creating such anomie! The quality of idols is really bad", Researcher Le Ngoc Son expressed.

In the long term, Mr. Le Ngoc Son emphasized that if not promptly adjusted, harmful content on TikTok will cause serious and long-term consequences. "It is dangerous without appropriate management measures, what if false information about national sovereignty and history is widely spread on social networks?", he said.

Expert Le Ngoc Son shares his opinion: “It is necessary to establish red lines with TikTok, there must be sanctions to manage TikTok, to make specific requirements, to force them to comply. If they still intentionally violate, they will be severely punished.” – expert Le Ngoc Son shared.

Nguyen Tra