Streams of racism leave parents worried for their TikTok-addicted kids - The Jewish Chronicle

Jewish parents have spoken of their concerns about “Nazi-grade antisemitism” viewed by children on TikTok.

Videos pushing baseless conspiracy theories, Jewish stereotypes and race hatred have all proliferated on the popular social media platform in recent years.

A quarter of TikTok users in the UK are aged between 15 and 25, according to analysis by Statista.

Natalie, who did not wish to provide her surname, is a mother of three girls ages 15, 12 and 8.

She told the JC she was deeply worried about the “highly addictive” app and did not know what “long-term damage” it might do to her daughters.

“I am really concerned about TikTok but to be honest I don’t know how to control it,” she said.

“I’ve blocked the app but they have found their way through it. Other than confiscating their electronics which I’ve resorted to doing, we can’t escape it.

“There is so much horrid content on there, soft porn, racism. For example, one of my daughters was so upset to see Kayne West’s antisemitism on there.”

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CST's Dave Rich

Dave Rich, the Community Security Trust’s Head of Policy, claimed that his own 16-year-old son had been exposed to a raft of antisemitic content.

Although the teeenager had not consumed Jewish or conspiracy content by choice, hardcore antisemitism had appeared on his “For You” page, which suggests new content to view. These included an image of a hand emblazoned with a Star of David crushing a group of people.

Another shocking video claimed, “Every single aspect of the media is Jewish,” before listing Jewish television and film industry executives.

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Examples of antisemitism found on Twitter (Photo: Handout)

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