TikTok moderators alleged to obscure content from “ugly”, “poor” users within very specific criteria
https://www.mic.com/p/tiktok-moderators-were-told-to-throttle-content-from-ugly-poor-users-22622910
TikTok moderators alleged to obscure content from “ugly”, “poor” users within very specific criteria :
Users who were thought to have an "abnormal body shape" — ranging from being chubby, obese, or too thin — or have "ugly facial looks," including crooked teeth, wrinkles, scars, or "facial deformities" caused by disease, were all considered subject to censorship. Similarly, moderators were told that users who film in areas that are deemed to be "slums" or "dilapidated housing" — anything that shows cracks on walls or environments considered to be dirty or messy — should be subjected to moderation. Even videos filmed in rural regions are on TikTok's chopping block, unless the scenery is considered "beautiful" enough to share.
"The documents that the publication obtained also show that moderators were also told to censor political speeches in Tiktok livestreams.
Interestingly enough, when the social network was contacted about this issue, a spokesperson from Tiktok said that most of the livestream guidelines reviewed were either no longer in use or in some cases appear to never have been in place. Regarding the policy of suppressing videos of poor, ugly or disabled users, the spokesperson said that the rules were “an early blunt attempt at preventing bullying but are no longer in place.”"
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TikTok moderators alleged to obscure content from “ugly”, “poor” users within very specific criteria :
Users who were thought to have an "abnormal body shape" — ranging from being chubby, obese, or too thin — or have "ugly facial looks," including crooked teeth, wrinkles, scars, or "facial deformities" caused by disease, were all considered subject to censorship. Similarly, moderators were told that users who film in areas that are deemed to be "slums" or "dilapidated housing" — anything that shows cracks on walls or environments considered to be dirty or messy — should be subjected to moderation. Even videos filmed in rural regions are on TikTok's chopping block, unless the scenery is considered "beautiful" enough to share.
You'd be down to fewer than 10 members if you stopped allowing ugly and/or poor ppl to post here lol
And what about ppl like me who post ugly women's pics and say they're mine for a joke?
Oh right... most of you narcs post better looking people's pics and say they're you.
And oh right I'm still poor lol
Yes please limit Med's disgusting teletubby short stout midget man tit body nudes being reuploaded, it is very traumatizing to all of our eyes and mental health!
Um... Med looks better than you.
lol you're such a retard
