Breaking TikTok's Transparency Down overall

Breaking TikTok's Transparency Down

First, it is important to understand what type of content violates the video-sharing platform’s Community Guidelines. The app is against crime and dangerous individuals that promote harm. In addition, violent and graphic content – including self-harm – is also against the guidelines, as is bullying and hate speech related content. Furthermore, videos that promote illegal and deceptive activities are also not permitted. As a platform that typically caters to a younger audience, child safety is a high priority; the platform will take additional steps in these cases and alert the appropriate legal officials about content that poses a risk to a child's well-being.

TikTok explains that it cooperates with officials who possess legal requests, and sometimes the video-sharing app will act without a legal process as a measure of good faith by providing user-information to prevent greater harm. In an effort to show transparency, the report provides charts to demonstrate acts where it cooperates with various countries. Other charts explain the total number of videos removed from countries that had exceptionally high violations; notably, India and the United States had the most content removed. TikTok took a quarter of these videos down because of nudity, and it removed another 25 percent of videos that raised child safety concerns. Another breakdown shows that around 20 percent of videos were taken down due to illegal activities, while 25 percent of content removed included self-harm and violent videos. The last remaining videos that the system caught related to harassment and hate speech.

The platform appears to be trying to dismiss privacy concerns by creating transparency reports that showcase the service's ability to crack down on inappropriate content. Furthermore, TikTok works with a team of experts and groups, like the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, to make better policies and moderation strategies. It seems like TikTok’s report is a display of strength while simultaneously acting as an olive branch as the platform tries to ease concerns and mend rifts with various countries.

Source: TikTok