TikTok removed more than 3 lakh videos in the US, told- ‘Hate speech policy’ violation case

August 21, 2020August 21, 2020

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In the US, the Chinese app Tick Talk banned more than 3 lakh 80 thousand videos this year. TikTok stated in its blog post that it has identified and taken action against racially exploited content. The app further stated that it has a zero tolerance policy against content and activities related to racism. ByteDance, a Chinese company, said that it banned more than 1,300 accounts for posting hate content.

The Tick Talk app became quite popular among teenagers. This app is famous for dance and lip syncing. Apart from this, a lot of challenges through this platform also went viral. It is worth mentioning that recently, the US has banned China’s app tick talk in the country, citing Beijing’s Communist Party as a means of espionage.

In addition, contests like Zero Tolerance Policy and Slavery have also been banned for such organized criminal groups. A review by the Anti-Defamation League earlier this month stated that the platform is used to spread hatred against white supremacists and Jews. Due to its content, the Tick Talk app is working under scrutiny.

Last week, US President Donald Trump ordered BiteDance to withdraw TickTalk’s US operations within 90 days. US officials had expressed concern that the user’s information could be passed on to the Chinese government through secure data in TikTok. In response, Tick Talk had clarified that the company has never given any user’s personal data to China and even if China makes any such demand, it will not be done.