{"id":466180,"date":"2022-06-21T15:37:43","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T12:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/elon-musk-worries-that-tiktok-is-destroying-civilization\/"},"modified":"2022-06-21T15:37:43","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T12:37:43","slug":"elon-musk-worries-that-tiktok-is-destroying-civilization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/elon-musk-worries-that-tiktok-is-destroying-civilization\/","title":{"rendered":"#Elon Musk worries that TikTok is &#8216;destroying civilization&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bf09a439e3\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bf09a439e3\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/elon-musk-worries-that-tiktok-is-destroying-civilization\/#%E2%80%9CElon_Musk_worries_that_TikTok_is_%E2%80%98destroying_civilization%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Elon Musk worries that TikTok is &#8216;destroying civilization&#8217;&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1>&#8220;Elon Musk worries that TikTok is &#8216;destroying civilization'&#8221;<\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Elon Musk is questioning a possible a-tok-alypse.<\/p>\n<p>The Tesla mogul is stirring the online cauldron yet again after postulating that TikTok could be accelerating the decline of global civilization. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1537962566638415872\">A tweet detailing the centibillioniaire\u2019s <\/a>controversial theory currently boasted over 425,000 likes as of Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs TikTok destroying civilization? Some people think so,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1537964882074562561\">tweeted Musk, 50, adding in a follow-up tweet,<\/a> \u201cOr perhaps <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>.\u201d In the past, the Chinese video-sharing <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> has been blamed for spawning dumb and dangerous social media trends from the potentially deadly skull-breaker challenge to the slap your teacher <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The SpaceX boss\u2019 remarks are a 180 from comments he\u2019d made in a recent virtual meeting with Twitter employees following his $44 billion bid to acquire the social media platform. During the sit-down, Musk had praised the Chinese video-sharing app for \u201cdoing a great job of making sure you\u2019re not bored,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/elon-musk-uses-tiktok-compares-it-to-suffering-from-add-2022-6?r=US&amp;IR=T\">according to Business Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Or perhaps social media in general<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1537964882074562561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI do find some of their videos offensive, but they\u2019re not boring,\u201d added the serial entrepreneur, who attributed TikTok\u2019s attention-grabbing prowess to the fact that they \u201choned the algorithm to be as engaging as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Describing using the Gen Z-targeting video platform for the first time, Musk said: \u201c\u2018It does just feel like ADD [attention deficit disorder]\u2026 But like, next level.\u201d While he was clearly being hyperbolic, last year, doctors warned of a frightening phenomenon\u00a0in which young girls started exhibiting tic-like symptoms \u2014 which they attributed to them parroting popular influencers with Tourette syndrome.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Elon-Musk-4.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"&quot;Is TikTok destroying civilization? Some people think so,&quot; Tweeted Musk.\" class=\"wp-image-22739270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Elon-Musk-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Elon-Musk-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Elon-Musk-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Elon-Musk-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cIs TikTok destroying civilization? Some people think so,\u201d Tweeted Musk.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite TikTok\u2019s purported shortcomings, Musk said he wants Twitter to have a similar engagement but \u201cin a different way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTikTok is interesting, but you want to be informed about serious issues as well,\u201d the Neuralink mastermind said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/elon-musk-76-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"&quot;I do find some of their videos offensive, but they're not boring,&quot; added the serial entrepreneur, who attributed TikTok's attention-grabbing prowess to the fact that they &quot;honed the algorithm to be as engaging as possible.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-22739269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/elon-musk-76-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/elon-musk-76-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/elon-musk-76-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cI do find some of their videos offensive, but they\u2019re not boring,\u201d added the serial entrepreneur, who attributed TikTok\u2019s attention-grabbing prowess to the fact that they \u201choned the algorithm to be as engaging as possible.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Elsewhere in the meeting, Musk outlined his free speech policy for Twitter, claiming that users should be able to \u201csay what they want\u201d as long as it doesn\u2019t \u201cviolate the law,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2022\/06\/16\/technology\/elon-musk-twitter-meeting\">The New York Times reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the aerospace visionary fired several SpaceX employees who\u2019d released an open letter criticizing their CEO.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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The Tesla mogul is stirring the online cauldron yet again after postulating that TikTok could be accelerating the decline of global civilization. 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