Coincidentally, a story published by Bloomberg News this week showed TikTok deliberately kept a safety tool from users who were repeatedly exposed to self-harm content as part of a test; one user in the control group died by suicide.
TikTok Withheld a Safety Feature From Millions. One Died by Suicide
A confidential document says an algorithm adjustment was kept from many users “by design,” as part of an experiment to measure engagement.
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TikTok's automated processes flagged Perez Hilton's self-harm video on Tuesday, but the live stream continued for 15 minutes due to an "error," the social media platform admits.