TikTok, which has become one of the most popular social media platforms in the world, has come to the fore with different issues as well as its success in recent years. Lastly, it came to the fore with the news of begging of children who were victims of the Syrian war in the past few days. The company took immediate action in this regard.
TikTok raises the minimum age for live streaming from 16 to 18
The BBC recently put TikTok on its agenda with striking news. According to the news, Syrian war victims earn money by begging by broadcasting live on children. After the allegation of emotional abuse, TikTok immediately took action.
As soon as the news came out, the company shut down all begging accounts that the BBC pointed to. TikTok said in a statement that abusive begging violates community rules. But that wasn’t enough. TikTok has increased its measures by raising the minimum age for live streaming from 16 to 18.
The company, which has gained great momentum with nearly 4 billion downloads, stated that it will continue to follow the subject. For five months, the BBC’s Global Disinformation Unit, BBC Arabic and BBC Eye Investigations tracked more than 300 TikTok accounts broadcasting live from northwest Syria.
In the BBC’s report, it was also stated that TikTok received a commission from 70 percent of the families it had begged through live broadcast. TikTok, on the other hand, objected to this part of the report and explained that it actually received very little commission from families. It turned out that the company also provides British SIM cards to families. Because the TikTok algorithm works on geography and the highest value gifts are provided by the British.
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