TikTok blames ‘moderator error’ on slow response to Perez Hilton livestream
Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO.TikTok says a “moderator error” delayed the removal of a livestream that appeared to show blogger Perez Hilton harming himself, as reported earlier by Wired. Favazza adds that TikTok’s automated content moderation team flagged the video “within minutes” and routed it to US moderation teams. TikTok also took down the subsequent livestreams started by Hilton within 90 seconds.
- ▪Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO.TikTok says a “moderator error” delayed the removal of a livestream that appeared to show blogger Perez Hilton harming himself, as reported earlier by Wired.
- ▪Favazza adds that TikTok’s automated content moderation team flagged the video “within minutes” and routed it to US moderation teams.
- ▪TikTok also took down the subsequent livestreams started by Hilton within 90 seconds.
3 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 21 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 1 lean left, 1 centre.
- ▪ ‘Disturbing’: TikTok faces criticism after Perez Hilton livestreams self-harm — The Guardian — World
- ▪ TikTok Says ‘Moderator Error’ Kept Perez Hilton Livestream Up — WIRED
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