TikTok outlined changes to its safety features to comply with the European Union’s Digital Services Act, aimed at tackling harmful online content and advertising practices.
The video-sharing app explained the new features that will be launched in the coming weeks, which include a tool to provide users with an easier way to report content they believe to be illegal.
It will present users with a list of categories to choose from, including harassment, hate speech and financial crime.
Reported content will be removed globally if it violates the company’s community guidelines and will be further assessed by a dedicated legal team if otherwise. This may result in less exposure to the content in the country where it was reported.
TikTok also said it will offer users the ability to opt out of personalized or targeted recommendations.
Further, the company stated users ages between 13 and 17 years old will no longer see personalized advertising based on their activities on the platform, and accounts of those below 16 are “set to private by default.”
Indonesia payments
While TikTok has been facing opposition from regulators, including in the UK, Italy and Australia, the company is reportedly in talks with Indonesian authorities and the country’s central bank to obtain a payments license, which will enable a shopping feature for its 125 million users in the country.
The move came after it announced it would invest massively in Southeast Asia earlier this year.
