A Global Witness investigation found that TikTok's algorithm offers sexual content and pornography to children. This happens even with "restricted mode" enabled and the user being 13 years old.
TikTok's algorithm offers children sexual content and even pornography during search queries. This is reported by UNN with reference to the investigation by Global Witness.
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Researchers created fake accounts where the age of 13 was indicated. They even enabled the "restricted mode" function, which is supposed to protect against "adult" content. But when creating accounts, search suggestions with explicit content began to appear in the "you might like" section.
According to Global Witness representatives, this came as a shock to them. They believe that the problem is not only that TikTok does not protect children, but that the platform itself offers users "sexual content" from the very first moments of use.
Given such a large number of young users, TikTok must ensure that its platform is designed with children's well-being in mind, especially when it offers child safety features that children and their parents can trust.
– the study says.
Recall
Earlier, UNN reported that videos created by AI are spreading on TikTok, promoting the narrative of "peace at any cost" and distorting the causes of the war.
