// TW: self harm //
there needs to be a serious investigation into tiktok live’s moderation system.
on july 22, my livestream was taken down while i was playing fortnite wearing poison ivy’s summer skin. i had around 100 viewers. the reason? “body exposure & sexualized behavior.” keep in mind: both fortnite and tiktok are rated for ages 13+
yet perez hilton’s livestream remained up while he was naked, covered in blood, and repeatedly mutilating himself with a knife in front of thousands of viewers- including countless minors who stumbled onto it, traumatized by simply scrolling.
how is a fortnite outfit considered more worthy of removal than a graphic self harm livestream?
at this point, it’s hard not to wonder if tiktok leaves these streams up because the shock drives their platform’s engagement.
if that’s not the case, then their moderation system is catastrophically broken.
either way, this is entirely fucking unacceptable. @tiktok_us