TikTok to clamp down on \u201chateful\u201d content after Andrew Tate investigation TikTok\/UnsplashTikTok has confirmed that it will be clamping down on \u201cmisogyny and other hateful ideologies\u201d after an investigation into the platform revealed just how much content that violates guidelines is being promoted. As TikTok has become a huge part of many social media users\u2019 daily routines, it has become home to a huge amount of content that spans plenty of different interests. Plenty of the posts uploaded to TikTok are pretty harmless \u2013 with things like food recipes, travel ideas, and optical illusion videos regularly going viral in a big way. Though, there is also plenty of content that raises a eyebrows as well. On August 6th, The Guardian revealed that they had conducted an investigation to see just how much content that is supposed to be banned is actually being promoted through the platform\u2019s algorithm. TikTok clamping down on hateful content In their report, The Guardian noted that they\u2019d created a fresh account built for a teenage male and found that they\u2019d been \u201cflooded\u201d with video recommendations centered around Andrew Tate \u2013 who has sparked controversy across social media for his \u2018misogynistic views\u2019 and takes. Some of the videos that were being recommended to the TikTok account are in violation of TikTok\u2019s guidelines on hateful idelogy and hateful behaviour. Though, there are plenty of accounts pushing out the content. As of result, TikTok confirmed that they\u2019ll be looking to set things staright. \u201cMisogyny and other hateful ideologies and behaviours are not tolerated on TikTok, and we are working to review this content and take action against violations of our guidelines,\u201d they told The Guardian. \u201cWe continually look to strengthen our policies and enforcement strategies, including adding more safeguards to our recommendation system.\u201d There are no further details about how they may take attack, but as we\u2019ve seen previously, videos linked to certain hashtags can be wiped in an instant. It may be a continual battle for TikTok\u2019s admins to strike the content down, so we\u2019ll just have to keep an eye on things.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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