TikTok, one of the most popular social media platforms of recent times, has been the subject of an interesting lawsuit this time. A person who was a moderator for TikTok for a while sued the company. The reason for this lawsuit was cited as “psychological trauma”. According to the former TikTok employee, the videos he watched; It led to health problems such as anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Former TikTok content moderator named Candie Frazier says she works 12 hours a day, during which she is exposed to horrific images of sexual abuse, genocide, animal cruelty and cannibalism for both adults and children. According to Frazier’s claim, he could not maintain his mental health even though he took a 15-minute break once in a 12-hour shift after 4 hours and then after every 2 hours. . .
There was no statement from TikTok about the allegations.
When Candie Frazier sued both TikTok and TikTok’s parent company Bytedance, the eyes turned to these two companies. However, neither TikTok nor Bytedance made a statement on the subject.
TikTok, which has more than 1 billion monthly users, made an important statement on the subject in the previous periods, “Our security team is partnering with third-party companies to help protect the TikTok platform and community, and we continue to expand a range of wellness services to support moderators mentally and emotionally. we do.”