Summary
TikTok removed fake ads for weight loss drugs from an account pretending to be the UK retailer Boots. The ads used AI to show false claims and visuals. TikTok initially removed the videos but not the account, which later reposted the same content until TikTok deleted the user.
Key Facts
- TikTok took down fake ads for weight loss drugs pretending to be from Boots.
- The ads were created using AI and showed false claims by seeming health professionals.
- It is illegal to advertise prescription-only weight loss drugs to the public.
- The fake account was initially not deleted and continued to repost the videos.
- TikTok ultimately removed the account after another notification.
- The fake videos linked to a website selling weight loss drugs with misleading testimonies.
- Boots confirmed its only official social media account is @BootsUK.
- The UK's MHRA warned about the risks of buying counterfeit weight loss medicines.
