TikTok directs children to pornography, new report finds

TikTok’s algorithm suggests sexually explicit or outright pornographic content to children, according to new research from a human rights campaign group, Global Witness.

Global Witness researchers set up seven new TikTok accounts in the UK, posing as 13-year-olds. To do that, they used factory-reset phones with no search histories. At no point were users prompted to verify their age beyond self-declaration, despite the fact that TikTok doesn’t allow children below 13 years old to even create an account.

They preemptively set up the app’s “Restricted Mode,” which TikTok claims can be used by users, such as parents or guardians, to filter the type of content that appears in one’s feed. This includes a limit to “mature or complex themes,” including “sexually suggestive content.”

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