> As a somewhat responsible parent I see TikTok as intellectual poison, or attention pornography at best.

It is.

> It is banned in my house.

Good. Don't let weird internet techbros namecalling or "expert advice" influence how you raise your children, or apologize for it.

I imagine the most difficult problem with banning anything would be to make sure they don't feel or become isolated from their peers because of it. Must be tough.