TikTok before Media Committee over illegal activity posts
The social media giant TikTok is to launch a staunch defence of its policies around the posting of illegal criminal activities on its platform when it appears before the Oireachtas Media Committee today.
TikTok is set to appear before the Oireachtas Media Committee to defend its policies on illegal criminal activity posts. Head of Public Policy and Government Relations Susan Moss will highlight the removal of thousands of potentially harmful videos in the first half of the year, with 99.6% taken down before any user reported them and 89.9% within 24 hours of publishing.
This comes after a fatal crash on the M9 in Co Kildare last month, where five teenagers were killed when their car, going the wrong way down the motorway, collided with another vehicle, seriously injuring three women and a child. Initially hesitant, TikTok has now agreed to the hearing, recognizing the concern over content that encourages dangerous and illegal behavior.
TikTok acknowledges its limitations in addressing the root causes of criminal behavior, stating that it is only one part of a broader societal response needed. The media regulator Coimisiún na Meán will also present its ongoing investigations into potential breaches of online safety rules by social media platforms, alongside Google, which will discuss its rapid and proactive enforcement policies, removing over 98.5% of videos from YouTube in the first quarter of 2026 before they gain traction.
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