Panorama: How safe is TikTok for young users?
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Panorama: How safe is TikTok for young users?
TikTok was the social media sensation of the first lockdown, with one in four Britons now signed up.
Ambar is an influencer who has made content for TikTok around body image and body confidence.
She has struggled with eating disorders in the past, and says the content she found shocked her as it promoted what she calls ‘toxic behaviours’.
Ambar reported her concerns, and believes the app could do more to protect users.
TikTok says it takes safety incredibly seriously and it has also set 'community guidelines’ and says it doesn’t tolerate bullying, encourages users to report harassment, and promises to ban accounts for “severe or repeated violations”. It also says "any content or account that seeks to promote or glorify eating disorders is a violation" of the guidelines and will be removed.
As the UK prepares for another lockdown, BBC Panorama reporter Tina Daheley investigates concerns surrounding TikTok.
You can watch Is TikTok Safe? on Monday 2 November at 19:35 GMT on BBC One.
2 November 2020: This video was updated for editorial reasons
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