TikTok Ready to Fight Misinformation Content Related to Hamas Attacks in Israel

TikTok mobilizes resources and personnel to fight hate content and misinformation (photo: doc. pixabay)

JAKARTA - On Sunday, October 15, the short video application TikTok announced that it had mobilized resources and personnel to fight hate content and misinformation that emerged after the attack by the Palestinian Islamic group, Hamas, on Israel.

Thierry Breton, the European Union's head of industry, on Thursday 12 October gave TikTok 24 hours to detail the steps it had taken to counter the spread of disinformation related to the Middle East conflict. He also opened an investigation regarding the X platform, owned by Elon Musk.

TikTok outlined the actions it has taken in a statement. However, they did not explain specifically how they would answer Breton's request.

"TikTok stands against terrorism. We are shocked and deeply shocked by the horrific acts of terror in Israel last week. We are also deeply saddened by the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza," said TikTok, quoted by Reuters.

TikTok, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance, said its actions include launching a command center, improving its automatic detection system to remove graphic and violent content, and adding moderators who speak Arabic and Hebrew.

They also remove content that attacks or makes fun of victims of violence or encourages violence. They also impose restrictions on the feasibility of live broadcast features, and collaborate with law enforcement agencies and collaborate with experts to combat this.