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TikTok employees said they knew about child safety issues, but execs failed to act
Source: The Verge · Published
TikTok was repeatedly warned by its own staffers about risks its platform posed to child safety, according to court records obtained by NPR . The publication reports that employees were frustrated over TikTok executives failing to appropriately act on concerns they raised, includ
TikTok was repeatedly warned by its own staffers about risks its platform posed to child safety, according to court records obtained by NPR . The publication reports that employees were frustrated over TikTok executives failing to appropriately act on concerns they raised, including minors bypassing age-restricted content, and appearing in "transactional sexual content" the company could financially benefit from. The previously unreported depositions of TikTok staffers were filed in federal court in March, and connected to a multi-district litigation initiated in 2022 that brings together hundreds of lawsuits alleging that TikTok, Meta, Snap … Read the full story at The Verge.
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