World News Headlines July 1, 2021 Under One Ceiling 0 TikTok deleted over 7 million accounts supposedly belonging to minors 0 0000 0 0 more TikTok deleted over 7 million accounts supposedly belonging to minors July 1, 2021 Under One Ceiling now playing Transferring money from UAE abroad: what are my cheapest options July 1, 2021 Under One Ceiling WIN With Nespresso This Mother’s Day July 1, 2021 Under One Ceiling NBA Playoffs 2022: A Casual Fan's Guide to the Postseason July 1, 2021 Under One Ceiling Best New Climbing Gear of 2022 July 1, 2021 Under One Ceiling A Local Weekend Travel Guide to Austin, Texas July 1, 2021 Under One Ceiling First Drive: 2022 Range Rover Ups the Luxury SUV Experience July 1, 2021 Under One Ceiling Most Stylish Rain Jackets, Parkas, and Trench Coats for Men July 1, 2021 Under One Ceiling EU eyes Russian oil import ban as Moscow strikes western Ukraine July 1, 2021 Under One Ceiling World-class Clark Int’l Airport opens new 110,000 square-meter passenger terminal July 1, 2021 Under One Ceiling PCG: Bodies of 5 children who drowned in Taal Lake found July 1, 2021 Under One Ceiling TikTok deleted over 7 million accounts supposedly belonging to minors TikTok may be known for its young, viral dance craze-loving user base…but you still have to at least pretend to be 13 years or older to use it. On Wednesday, TikTok, the viral video app that blew up in popularity during the pandemic, released its first transparency report of 2021. The report covers the first 3 months of the year. While TikTok has released these reports before, which detail how the company deals with various forms of policy-breaking content, there was a “first” this time around. “For the first time, we’re publishing the number of suspected underage accounts removed as we work to keep the full TikTok experience a place for people 13 and over,” TikTok says in the report. And the number of accounts removed here is certainly eye-opening. Of the 11,149,514 (yes, that’s more than 11 million) accounts removed for breaking the service’s community guidelines or terms of service, a whopping 7,263,952 of them were “suspected underage accounts.” And “suspected” should be stressed. There’s no way to know exactly how many users under the age of 13 were actually using the service…or still are. These are accounts where users willingly entered their birthdate, identifying themselves as 12 years old or younger when signing up for the service. That number may be high but, according to TikTok, it makes up less than 1 percent of all registered users. The company also highlighted how users under the age of 12 can sign up for a special curated version of the platform oriented to their age group — a service called TikTok for Younger Users. While users 13 and over are allowed on the TikTok platform, the company did roll out special settings for those under the age of 18 earlier this year. The default account setting for users between 13 and 15 is set to private, and there are restrictions on who can download their videos and engage with their content. There are similar settings restrictions for users between the ages of 16 and 17 as well. TikTok users who think they’ve found a perfect workaround by lying about their age may not be in the clear either. While TikTok hasn’t addressed this yet, other social media platforms have before. For example, a few years ago Twitter suspended many users who were legally allowed on the platform at the time, but had put a false birth date when they were underage and set up their account. Related Related posts: Tunisian MP and president critic Makhlouf briefly detained People, climate change make even forests carbon emitters What those orange and green dots mean on your iPhone Turkish lira slides to new low against the US dollar tags: RSS Feed World News 0000 0 0 previous You're using your air fryer all wrong next Remains of 182 people found in unmarked graves near former residential school outside Cranbrook, B.C.
