Tiktok faces downvotes as NCW leads chorus for ban
We wrote to Tiktok to take it down and they cooperated. Soon, we were shown hundreds of videos, with abusive content; videos inferring rape, domestic abuse and molestations. We got in touch with Tiktok and showed them some more of the videos; we are waiting for their response
Tiktok, a video-sharing social networking site owned by Chinese firm Bytedance, where millions of Indians post short videos of just about anything is in the midst of a storm with the National Commission of Women (NCW) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) both turning their guns on it.
Rekha Sharma, the chairperson of the National Commission for Women said that several videos of women being abused have been shared on the platform. She said on Twitter that she is of the strong opinion that the platform should be banned. The chairperson of the National Commission for Women said her attention was drawn to a video where a person seemed to be throwing acid on a girl. “We wrote to Tiktok to take it down and they cooperated. Soon, we were shown hundreds of videos, with abusive content; videos inferring rape, domestic abuse and molestations. We got in touch with Tiktok and showed them some more of the videos; we are waiting for their response,” said Sharma. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s paper, Organiser, in an editorial accused video-sharing social networking site Tiktok of enabling Chinese propaganda, harbouring
Islamic terrorism and of allowing Muslim men to flout safety measures.
A Tiktok spokesperson said that the platform clearly outlines in its terms of service and community guidelines what is not acceptable on the platform.
It’s Twitter profile described the platform as “just an anti-fake news account”.
“Keeping people on Tiktok safe is a top priority and as per the policy, we do not allow content that risks safety of others, promotes physical harm or glorifies violence against women. The behaviour in question violates our guidelines and we have taken down content, suspended the account, and are working with law enforcement agencies as appropriate,” the Tiktok spokesperson said.