Becker's Healthcare January 22, 2025
TikTok recently was temporarily banned in the U.S. for 12 hours, and several physician content creators are opposing any further ban, MedPage Today reported Jan. 21.
Many physicians have created large followings on social media platforms like TikTok and use it as a way to share medical knowledge, inspire the next generation to consider healthcare positions and dispel misinformation.
“If TikTok goes away, there’s probably going to be a temporary vacuum where misinformation is going to become even more rampant on these platforms … especially with the announcement that Meta is changing their content moderation policies to mirror that of X, formerly known as Twitter, which I think is a bad idea,” Zachary Rubin, MD, a pediatric allergist at...
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