US EditionParis Prosecutor’s Office Investigates TikTok over Youth Suicide Content
The Paris prosecutor's office investigates TikTok's algorithm amid lawsuits by seven families, with nine in ten harmful videos removed before viewing, officials said.
- The Paris prosecutor's office opened an investigation into TikTok over allegations that the platform allows content promoting suicide and its algorithms may encourage vulnerable youth to take their own lives.
- The probe follows a lawsuit by several French families accusing TikTok of failing to moderate harmful content and exposing children to life-threatening material.
- TikTok refuted the claims, stating it invests heavily in safe and age-appropriate teen experiences, with 9 in 10 violative videos removed before being viewed.
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Paris prosecutor's office investigates TikTok over content promoting suicide
The investigation will examine content that encourages vulnerable young people to take their own lives and could lead to charges and convictions, with those found guilty facing several years in prison and fines.
On Tuesday, 4 November, the Paris Public Prosecutor's Office opened a preliminary investigation into TikTok's algorithm, which could push the most "vulnerable" minors to suicide.
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Paris prosecutor's office investigates TikTok over youth suicide content
The Paris prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into TikTok over allegations that it promotes content encouraging suicide notably among young people.
French law enforcement officials have opened criminal proceedings against TikTok for failing to comply with obligations to protect minors from harmful and disturbing content.
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