TikTok Will Give A Warning When A User Shares Unverified Content

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JAKARTA - Since its launch, TikTok has wanted to create a creative and entertaining community of creators. Therefore, this application from China always strives to protect the community from the existence of content that contains false and misleading information.

In an effort to combat false information, TikTok has collaborated with various fact-checking platforms. Examples include PolitiFact, Lead Stories, and SciVerify. The platform is in charge of maintaining the accuracy of the information available on each content.

When the fact-checking platform manages to identify content containing false and misleading information, the video will be immediately removed from the system. However, the platform still has weaknesses. Especially for streaming content where the information being shared can take place quickly and massively.

Feeling that the platform is still not optimal, TikTok has added new features. Now, TikTok will display a warning on the video with information that is still questionable for its accuracy and accuracy.

"Today, we are taking a step forward to notify viewers when we identify a video with baseless information by restricting it from being shared," wrote TikTok Product Manager Trust & Safety, Gina Hernandez, in a release on TikTok Newsroom, Wednesday, February 3.

In addition, TikTok will also display a notification for users who want to share the video. The notice reads, "Warning: Video is identified as unverified content".

If this warning appears, it means that the examining platform has identified the content but has not been able to verify the facts presented.

Not only viewers, video creators will also receive a similar warning from TikTok. On the creator's page, a warning will appear that says "Warning Label Added to Your Video". Indeed, videos can still be watched via the user's homepage. However, for dissemination, it has been limited so that information is maintained in one place.

Unfortunately, in this release TikTok did not explain in more detail how many videos were checked in a day. In addition, it was not conveyed what kind of video the company checked.

However, sources contacted by The Verge said fact checkers often focus on certain topics. Examples include elections, vaccines and climate change.