Friday, April 29, 2022

TikTok CSAM investigation underway by Dept. of Homeland Security; privacy feature exploited

The Department of Homeland Security has opened a TikTok CSAM investigation, after child sexual abuse material was posted both publicly and privately on the video sharing network.

Additionally, the platform is being heavily used by abusers for grooming – the practice of befriending a child online with the intention of later abusing them, either online or offline.

The Financial Times reports that TikTok moderators have been unable to keep up with the volume of videos being posted, meaning that abusive material has been posted to the public feed.

Additionally, abusers have been exploiting a privacy feature offered by TikTok...

https://9to5mac.com/2022/04/15/tiktok-csam-investigation-underway-by-dhs/?fbclid=IwAR2gSIAIA6vOzTLWj5L0-T6d8DyehklenTDtsOW7WV9A5d4TjT__PXUlybM

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