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Spanish Investigators Slam TikTok’s Inaction on Child Abuse
Researchers said TikTok removed only 1 in 10 reported videos and left 136 of 231 flagged profiles active.
- On Monday, independent NGO Maldita published an investigation cataloguing more than 1,000 videos of child abuse footage on TikTok, which accumulated 48 million views.
- The report 'TikTok, a haven for paedophiles' found more than 26,000 profiles belonging to potential paedophiles, including 7,700 in Spanish, exchanging or selling child abuse material.
- Maldita CEO Clara Jiménez noted that TikTok makes abusive content available, unlike Meta, which blocks 'pizza' search terms associated with child pornography and warns users.
- On Friday, the EU ordered TikTok to change its 'harmful' For You feed design or face large fines; Maldita reported only 10 per cent of 50 flagged videos violated platform rules.
- Critics question how TikTok, owned by Chinese parent company ByteDance, fails to control this material despite generating 9.1 billion dollars in revenue across Europe and Latin America in 2025.
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An investigation carried out by Maldita.es identified over 26,000 accounts suspected of distributing, requesting or selling sexual abuse materials on TikTok children. The investigation, published on Monday, November 9, 2026, determined the Ministry of Youth and Children in Spain to refer to the General Prosecutor's Office. The Ministry questioned including the possibility of suspending TikTok in the country, ...
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35% Left
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C 34%
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