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TikTok employees allege company profited from child exploitation content

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Current and former TikTok employees allege that the company profited from paid access to illegal child sexual exploitation videos and responded inadequately to internal warnings, NPR reported, as cited by 9to5Mac. Employees also flagged loopholes allowing users under 18 to bypass content restrictions and prevent parental review of their activity. Documents cited in the reporting say TikTok avoided age surveys over concerns that results would have to be turned over to the Federal Trade Commission. TikTok disputed the account, saying the claims were cherry-picked at trial lawyers' behest and misrepresented its history and youth safety practices.
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