TikTok says it stopped Bondi attack footage spreading within 90 minutes
- TikTok deployed specialist crisis teams to prevent footage of the Bondi terrorist attack from spreading on its platform within 90 minutes, despite having no content moderators based in Australia, the company has told the inquiry.
- TikTok's global head of policy, trust and safety, Zachary Hecht, travelled from the United States to Sydney to voluntarily give evidence before the inquiry, which is examining the rise of online hate and antisemitism.
- The commission was established after the deadliest terrorist attack in Australia's history in December last year, when 15 people were killed during a Hanu
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- TikTok deployed specialist crisis teams to prevent footage of the Bondi terrorist attack from spreading on its platform within 90 minutes, despite having no content moderators based in Australia, the company has told the inquiry.
- TikTok's global head of policy, trust and safety, Zachary Hecht, travelled from the United States to Sydney to voluntarily give evidence before the inquiry, which is examining the rise of online hate and antisemitism.
- The commission was established after the deadliest terrorist attack in Australia's history in December last year, when 15 people were killed during a Hanu
Sources: The Independent