PHTV-Scout measures 6.11% prevalence of potentially harmful teen videos on Douyin and Kwai (53.2% child sexual exploitation imagery), shows Youth Mode blocks all such content but is used by only 30-41% of teens, and attributes exposure to algorithms and regulation rather than user identity.
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When Youth Enter the Algorithmic Wild: Discovering and Understanding Potentially Harmful Teen Videos on Douyin and Kwai
PHTV-Scout measures 6.11% prevalence of potentially harmful teen videos on Douyin and Kwai (53.2% child sexual exploitation imagery), shows Youth Mode blocks all such content but is used by only 30-41% of teens, and attributes exposure to algorithms and regulation rather than user identity.