The biggest new social media craze, TikTok, has removed 2 dozen accounts associated with ISIS by rachsandl
Photo Illustration by Avishek Das/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images: TikTok—the biggest new social media craze in recent years, with an image so sunny that even high schools have
—has removed two dozen accounts that were posting propaganda from the Islamic State in an effort to appeal to young people, theThe accounts posted videos that showed corpses paraded through streets, Islamic State fighters with guns, and women who call themselves “jihadist and proud,” according to theThe videos were edited to appeal to young people, using flower icons, hearts and catchy music.
database to stem the spread of extremism on their platforms. But still, enforcing those rules still presents a challenge., a TikTok spokesperson stated: “This is an industry-wide challenge complicated by bad actors who actively seek to circumvent protective measures, but we have a team dedicated to aggressively protecting against malicious behavior on TikTok.
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