- Company has an internal feature called “creator labels”.
- This goes against the company’s Community Guidelines.
- TikTok doesn’t have any moderation queues based on the number of followers.
TikTok is one of the most popular apps right now, but it sometimes gets in trouble for something bad. For example, a few months ago, it was accused of spreading negativity. Then, it was accused of putting users’ data at risk. Now, the app is being accused again of being more lenient with popular accounts.
Forbed, who found an audio recording of the company’s internal meeting in September 2021, is one of the most reliable sources for this news. In that audio, the company talks about its internal feature called “creator labels,” which is only available to accounts with more than 5 million followers.
Most of these people are either well-known or have a lot of influence. A moderation queue tells the company how to handle these accounts in a different way. During the meeting, a recording was made of what one of the employees said.
This statement goes against the company’s Community Guidelines, which say they apply to “everyone and everything on TikTok.”
People aren’t happy about it, but the company hasn’t said anything about it yet. One of the company’s spokespeople said that TikTok doesn’t have any moderation queues based on the number of followers. This means that the company is not easy on accounts with more than 5 million followers when it comes to moderation.
On the other hand, if Forbes’s claim is true, TikTok won’t be the first company to treat certain accounts differently. The Wall Street Journal reported in 2021 that Meta’s Xcheck system let many famous people break the rules on Facebook and Instagram.
Let’s see what the company’s official word is on the matter.
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