Elizabeth Kanter told in an online broadcast that it is false that the company censors any content. In fact, she encouraged the British lawmakers and other people to open the app and search for terms like ‘Tiananmen Square,’ or look for content related to ‘Tibet.’ Everything is available now after the company revised its strict content moderation policies. As per her, now, even content related to Uighur Muslims is also available on TikTok.
She completely refuted the claims that the Chinese government has any influence on the moderation and censorship policies of the company. So, according to Kanter, British lawmakers should come and visit the company’s transparency center too, and they must see how the app’s algorithm works. This will give them a good idea about how the company actually functions, irrespective of the allegations it continuously faces.
Kanter accepted that previously, the company’s policies were rather strict to avoid all types of conflict on the forum. That was the reason why the content related to Uighur Muslims was quashed at that time. But now, it is available and there is a lot of other content that clearly shows that TikTok’s content moderation is not sensitive to any Chinese political affiliations, neither do they only post content that favors China in any form.
Now, this is a solid move, and this invitation is a good gesture on TikTok’s part to show how open the company is and how keen they are to clarify their position and stance.

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Via: Telegraph.
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