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Kids are sounding the alarm to counselors about online dangers, with TikTok topping reports of harm—1,781 mentions up 37% from last year. While some use apps to cope, most stories involve mental health crises, cyberbullying, self-harm, and abuse. Snapchat and Instagram follow closely, with Roblox and YouTube also flagged. Nearly half of TikTok users cited were under 16, raising urgent questions about age verification as a new ban looms. Ofcom is probing TikTok’s “age inference” tech, which may be failing to block underage access to harmful content. TikTok defends its safety tools, but advocates demand sweeping platform reforms—or kids will remain vulnerable even after the ban.

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