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TikTok staff depositions: TikTok executives ignored internal warnings about child sexual exploitation on Live, where staff said minors appeared in livestreams

TikTok employees repeatedly raised concerns internally about the risks the short-form video app posed to children …

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TikTok staff depositions: TikTok executives ignored internal warnings about child sexual exploitation on Live, where staff said minors appeared in livestreams

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