Published 09/21/2023 10:21:00 p.m.

2 Black TikTok workers claim discrimination: Both were fired after complaining to HR

A complaint has been filed asking an agency to investigate alleged racial discrimination and retaliation against Black workers at a social media giant.
The complaint highlights the unequal treatment of Black employees and claims that they face discrimination and retaliation within the company.
The filing indicates that the alleged mistreatment of Black workers at the social media company has resulted in a need for an official investigation into the matter.

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USA Today

Fired Black TikTok workers allege culture of discrimination in civil rights complaint

Two former Black TikTok employees have accused Chinese parent company ByteDance of terminating them because they complained of racial discrimination.

09/21/2023 5:01:20 p.m.·United States

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CNN

Black creators built TikTok. But Black employees say they experience 'toxicity and racism'

Nnete Matima said she was attracted to work at TikTok because of how the social media platform was "really built upon Black culture" and the work of Black creators.

09/21/2023 3:11:19 p.m.·Atlanta, United States

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KRDO

TikTok was built off of Black creators. Black employees say they faced discrimination

By Catherine Thorbecke and Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Nnete Matima said she was attracted to work at TikTok because of how the social media platform was “really built upon Black culture” and the work of Black creators. She saw and welcomed TikTok’s public pledge of support for the Black community in the wake of the 2020 police murder of George Floyd and applied to work for the company because she felt its corporate values “really resonate…

09/21/2023 3:34:37 p.m.·Colorado Springs, United States

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The Washington Post

Ex-workers allege TikTok’s owner retaliated after racism complaints

Two Black ex-employees allege in a new Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charge that their managers retaliated against them after they complained about racism.

09/21/2023 3:20:27 p.m.

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The Hill

Former employees accuse TikTok of racial discrimination, bias, retaliation

Two Black former workers of video-sharing platform TikTok have filed a federal class action complaint alleging they faced racial discrimination and ultimately were fired from the company when they took the matter to human resources.

09/21/2023 9:11:55 p.m.·Washington, United States

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Bloomberg

Fired TikTok Workers Allege Racist Insult by Bosses in Civil Rights Complaint

TikTok’s parent company was accused of racism and retaliation by Black former employees in a complaint to US civil rights enforcers alleging ByteDance Ltd. terminated them because they spoke up against discrimination.

09/21/2023 9:11:55 p.m.·United States

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Fired Black TikTok workers allege culture of discrimination in civil rights complaint

Fired Black TikTok workers allege culture of discrimination in civil rights complaint

Black creators built TikTok. But Black employees say they experience 'toxicity and racism'

Black creators built TikTok. But Black employees say they experience 'toxicity and racism'

TikTok was built off of Black creators. Black employees say they faced discrimination

TikTok was built off of Black creators. Black employees say they faced discrimination

Ex-workers allege TikTok’s owner retaliated after racism complaints

Ex-workers allege TikTok’s owner retaliated after racism complaints

Former employees accuse TikTok of racial discrimination, bias, retaliation

Former employees accuse TikTok of racial discrimination, bias, retaliation

Fired TikTok Workers Allege Racist Insult by Bosses in Civil Rights Complaint

Fired TikTok Workers Allege Racist Insult by Bosses in Civil Rights Complaint

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