Two U.S. senators are pressing TikTok for answers after reports alleged the company disabled safety features for some users to study the impact on engagement, including minors. The controversy centers on internal testing tied to harmful content exposure and has renewed scrutiny of TikTok’s practices amid broader concerns over child safety online. #TikTok #MarshaBlackburn #RichardBlumenthal #KOSA
Keypoints
- Senators Blackburn and Blumenthal demanded answers from TikTok over alleged safety feature testing.
- Reports said TikTok withheld protections from a subset of users to measure engagement effects.
- An internal review involved a teen who was exposed to large amounts of sadness- and suicide-related content.
- The senators asked TikTok to release the full report on Chase Nasca’s death and explain why minors were in control groups.
- The case has intensified support for the Kids Online Safety Act and comes as Meta faces a similar lawsuit.
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