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TikTok removes 7 million underage users

Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/reuters/06/30/bytedance-ipo.jpg"/><figcaption>TikTok also said it took down nearly 62 million videos in the first quarter for violations, including for &quot;hateful&quot; content, nudity, harassment or safety for minors. <em>Reuters</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>TikTok removed more than seven million accounts of users suspected of being under age 13 in the first three months of 2021, the popular social media operator said Wednesday in a transparency report.</p><p>The Chinese-owned app which is wildly popular with young smartphone users, also said it took down nearly 62 million videos in the first quarter for violating community standards -- including for &quot;hateful&quot; content, nudity, harassment or safety for minors.</p><p>In its first disclosure on underage users, TikTok said it uses a variety of methods, including a safety moderation team, that monitors accounts where users are suspected of being untruthful about their age.</p><p>Those age 12 or younger are directed to &quot;TikTok for Younger Users&quot; in the United States.</p><p>TikTok, owned by China-based ByteDance, is believed to have some 1 billion users worldwide, including more than 100 million in the United States.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/06/17/21/tiktok-owner-bytedances-2020-revenue-soars-net-loss-at-45-billion">TikTok owner ByteDance&#x27;s 2020 revenue soars, net loss at $45 billion</a></li></ul><p>Last month, the Biden administration reversed orders from former president Donald Trump which would have banned TikTok or forced its sale to American investors.</p><p>The report comes with social media operators facing increased pressure to remove abusive and hateful content while remaining open to a variety of viewpoints.</p><p>TikTok&#x27;s transparency report said that in addition to the suspected underage users, accounts from nearly four million users additional were deleted for violating the app&#x27;s guidelines.</p><p>&quot;Our TikTok team of policy, operations, safety, and security experts work together to develop equitable policies that can be consistently enforced,&quot; the report said.</p><p>&quot;Our policies do take into account a diverse range of feedback we gather from external experts in digital safety and human rights, and we are mindful of the local cultures in the markets we serve.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/06/04/21/tiktok-popularity-80million-downloads">TikTok still world’s most popular entertainment app with 80m downloads in May</a></li></ul><p>TikTok said its automated systems detect and remove the vast majority of offending content: &quot;We identified and removed 91.3 percent before a user reported them, 81.8 percent before they received any views, and 93.1 percent within 24 hours of being posted.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/06/28/21/tech-companies-in-ph-show-support-for-pride-month">Tech companies in PH show support for Pride Month</a></li></ul><p>Overall, fewer than one percent of the videos uploaded on TikTok were taken down for violations.</p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1689965" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>The app also said it took down nearly 62 million videos in the first quarter for violations, including for "hateful" content, nudity, harassment or safety for minors.<br /> </p>

The app also said it took down nearly 62 million videos in the first quarter for violations, including for "hateful" content, nudity, harassment or safety for minors.