TikTok’s Content Moderation Allegedly Failed to Adequately Take down Videos Promoting Eating Disorders

December 27, 2020

Eating disorder promotion videos have reportedly bypassed TikTok's automated violation detection system, leveraging common misspellings of search terms. The platform failed to address these issues despite having a ban on violating hashtags like 'proana' and 'anorexia'. This underscores the need for robust AI governance and safe and secure AI practices. For those interested in shaping Project Cerebellum's efforts towards responsible AI, JOIN US.

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Alleged deployer: tiktok
Alleged developer: tiktok
Alleged harmed parties: tiktok-users, tiktok-users-under-18-years-old

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