politics
Senators demand answers from TikTok about 'depraved' experiment
Two US senators have sent a letter to TikTok executives demanding answers about an experiment the company ran that withheld a safety feature from millions of users, including a teenager who died by suicide. The senators, co-sponsors of an online child safety bill, called TikTok’s decision to conduct the test “depraved.”
TL;DR
- Two US senators sent a letter to TikTok executives.
- The letter demands answers about a TikTok experiment.
- The experiment withheld a safety feature from millions of users.
- A teenager who died by suicide was among the users affected.
- The senators described the decision to conduct the test as 'depraved.'
- The senators are co-sponsors of an online child safety bill.