Bizarre videos claiming sunburns ‘aren’t dangerous’ are flooding TikTok, study warns

Fuente: New York Post

The heat is on! Sunscreen misinformation is running rampant on TikTok, with many users claiming lathering the lotion on can be “toxic” to sunbathers, a new study cautioned. Despite accounting for only 13% of the content related to it on the social media platform, videos sowing doubt in the merits sunblock have sent audience engagement into overdrive — racking up significantly more likes, comments and shares than those backing the product, the study, published in PLOS Digital Health, found. Many TikTok users believe that sunburns are unhealthy.