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Despite platform’s limits on adult content, study finds it not only accessible but often suggested

TikTok has directed children’s accounts to pornographic content within a small number of clicks, according to a report by a campaign group.

Global Witness set up fake accounts using a 13-year-old’s birth date and turned on the video app’s “restricted mode”, which limits exposure to “sexually suggestive” content.

Researchers found TikTok suggested sexualised and explicit search terms to seven test accounts that were created on clean phones with no search history.

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[–] Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 68 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Daily reminder to stop using TikTok 🤗

[–] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

applies to most for profit social media

[–] curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 14 points 1 month ago

applies to ~~most~~ all for profit social media

[–] twice_hatch@midwest.social 1 points 1 month ago

Even non-social media. Find some local newspaper that can't afford a website but cares about their readers

[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

Social media is pretty unhealthy, honestly. Especially when used excessively, no matter if it's for profit or not.

[–] nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago
[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I didn't look back after switching to rednote the first time Tiktok was threatened.

[–] PanGodofPanic@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I wouldn't exactly put any trust in rednote either

[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

If they showed millions of children pornography, the CEO would probably be in prison.

As for rednote being used to amplify narratives supported by the CPC, as an American, that is preferable to any other sizable social media I have access to except discord, where the same occurs except at the behest of the US.

At least when I report nazis on xhs, they get banned.

[–] passepartout@feddit.org 39 points 1 month ago (1 children)

One more lever to force age verification / personal identification of users.

[–] ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.com 60 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The problem is that they're being served adult content despite the site knowing they're underage, so age verification wouldn't help at all... If anything, this is a demonstration as to why age verification isn't a good solution.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago

If anything, this is a demonstration as to why age verification isn't a good solution.

Won't stop surveillance state bad actors from arguing exactly the opposite, though.

[–] passepartout@feddit.org 14 points 1 month ago

You're absolutely right, but it's not like facts matter anymore in this regard.

[–] Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk 31 points 1 month ago

But its ok. We are making adults provide ID so they can access adult material theyre legally allowed to access- UK government.

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 28 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Are we talking like actual porn on tiktok or just women dancing in bikinis? Because one of those used to be called the MTV channel, and the other was always being accessed by teens with a few clicks.

[–] JustARaccoon@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

The difference I suppose is deliberately looking for it vs the algorithm feeding it to them

[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 3 points 1 month ago

Actual nudity was never allowed on tiktok. But kink is fine.

[–] Typotyper@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 month ago

That’s the new MAGA feature

[–] kami@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 month ago

I'm shocked! Shocked!

[–] devolution@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

When conservatives run something, children get fucked.

[–] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Tiktok was taken over by fanatical Zionist Larry Ellison.

[–] falseWhite@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

There's porn on tiktok? Have I been missing out??

[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I can't tell if you're being facetious or not but perhaps you don't remember when the biggest "stars" on tiktok were 15 year olds dancing in bikinis....

[–] falseWhite@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago

🤮🤮🤮 I have watched maybe 3 tiktok videos in my life

[–] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Not porn. More like borderline sfw softcore. For a kid it’s more than enough though.

[–] LSNLDN@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago

Guardian minimises Israeli genocide while holding Russia to account as it should

[–] SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

Lol speedrunning

[–] Stamau123@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Anyone remember when tiktok was called musically? It was basically a dispo for pedos

[–] Bullerfar@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I fucking hate tiktok. Never understood how this braincaser got allowed into the EU in the first place. Maybe I am just an old angry dumbass, but when I first started using it in my marketing team back in 2019, it just shouted cancer every post I saw. This thing should never been allowed for children. Also, read the terms of the app..

[–] dickalan@lemmy.world -2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ok. I hope they treat you better in Russia

[–] Bullerfar@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I am not from russia, wtf are you talking about dude?

[–] blargh513@sh.itjust.works -3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I didn't think that this needed to be said, but I suppose it does.

IT IS NOT OK TO FUCK CHILDREN,PULL YOUR DICK OUT AND DO STUFF TO THEM WITH IT OR MAKE THEM DO STUFF WITH YOUR DICK. IT IS NOT OK TO LURE KIDS IN WITH THE END GOAL OF FUCKING OR MOLESTING THEM. THIS IS VERY BAD AND YOU SHOULD NEVER DO IT. RICH WHITE PEOPLE, THIS IS MAINLY FOR YOU.

There, I hope that helps.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

While I agree with your statement, that's not really what this article is about.

[–] blargh513@sh.itjust.works -3 points 1 month ago

I do tend to get off topic.