Social Media Impact on The Younger Generation with Reference to Tiktok: An Overview of ASEAN Countries

During the global lockdowns brought about by the coronavirus crisis, social media platform such as Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, Facebook and Tiktok saw a phenomenal rise among young persons and children. As a tool, social media is a double-edged sword; while it has many benefits, it can also influence children negatively at multiple levels: behaviorally, mentally and socially. Tiktok has been getting a lot of attention and becoming prominent social media application around the world in very short time the controversies arise about TikTok, will be examined in this paper to determine its terms of use and policies in regards to children’s protections. The law makers have a great responsibility in monitoring these problems. Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) don’t have sufficient legal safeguard on this issue. It also recommends further research into the use of popular social media apps and further monitoring of the expansion of the popularity of the usages of social media apps in general.