TikTok is trying to stop the video from spreading by taking down clips and banning users who repeatedly share it.
TikTok is warning users to be on the lookout for videos of a man killing himself that are spreading on the social media platform.
"Our systems have been automatically detecting and flagging these clips for violating our policies against content that displays, praises, glorifies, or promotes suicide," she said. The video is from a Facebook Live recording that a Mississippi man made last week of him killing himself. Some users on TikTok have been filming videos warning others of the footage by showing them a screenshot to know what to be on the lookout for.
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