TikTok said it is investigating posts that show people performing dangerous stunts using agricultural machinery.
A number of concerns have been raised about the controversial app which is used by children and young people. The minimum age to register is 13.
TikTok said the safety of its users is its top priority and it will not allow content that “encourages or replicates dangerous challenges that might lead to injury.”
The social media app gives users the opportunity to share 60 second short videos with the entire world.
Videos shared range from funny sketches to lip-sync videos featuring filters and effects. As of December 2019, it had one billion users. It was also the most downloaded app of 2019.
TikTok is not about sharing what you did today, but more about creating and sharing self-made songs and dances in short video form.
This is alarmingly childish immature behaviour. I see boys tasked with adult work clearly incapable of responsibility. I'm sure their families will be mortified. They're lucky that's curable. Too many others are not so fortunate! pic.twitter.com/UgdlPbOkyL
— Michael Creed TD (@creedcnw) May 26, 2020
And last month, children were warned to not copy the TikTok nutmeg challenge.’
A small amount of the spice can cause stomach pain, vomiting, a racing heart, and in some cases, hallucinations, according to poison experts.
Parents have repeatedly expressed concerns about the inappropriate language in some of the videos posted.
