160 sats \ 1 reply \ @south_korea_ln 12 Oct \ on: TikTok executives know about app’s effect on teens, lawsuit documents allege tech
That’s when TikTok officials realized there was “a high” number of underage streamers receiving digital currency on the app in the form of a “gift” or “coin” in exchange for stripping — real money converted into a digital currency often in the form of a plush toy or a flower.
TikTok discovered “a significant” number of adults direct messaging underage TikTokkers about stripping live on the platform.
As part of this internal probe, TikTok officials found that in just one month, 1 million “gifts” were sent to kids engaged in “transactional” behavior.
Yay, a potential monetization scheme for Stacker News. The killer app for SN~~
I'm being mostly tongue in cheek of course. But who knows if moderation will become necessary one day, if the financial burden of posting crappy content isn't sufficient compared to the potential profits of posting harmful but profitable content...
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 13 Oct
Moderation already exists. What statists want is moderation by the state.
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