Spain mulls TikTok suspension after investigation into child sex abuse videos
Summary
Spain’s Ministry of Youth and Children is seeking explanations from TikTok and has raised the possibility of suspending the platform after an investigation by Maldita.es reported finding child sexual abuse material and suspected predators. The ministry said it had asked prosecutors to act and that Minister Sira Rego had requested an urgent meeting with TikTok representatives in Spain.Key Facts
- Maldita.es said it monitored TikTok for 35 days in September and October and found more than 1,000 child sexual abuse videos with 48 million views.
- The foundation reported identifying about 26,000 accounts of suspected paedophiles across its investigation categories and said it shared their details with authorities.
- Maldita.es said TikTok recommended 19 livestreams by minors in three days, including a stream by a 10-year-old girl that received suggestive comments from an adult man.
- The report said 231 profiles posted 1,183 explicit items, 780 accounts appeared to attract buyers, and more than 10,000 accounts sought exchanges of sexual images in comments.
- Maldita.es said TikTok had removed about one-tenth of the content it flagged and blocked a quarter of illegal posts in Spain when the findings were published.
- TikTok is owned by ByteDance and denies accusations that it has failed to protect minors.
- The European Union told TikTok on Friday to change the design of its personalised For You feed or risk large fines under the bloc’s digital content rules.
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