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Spain demands TikTok suspend operations over child sexual abuse content
An investigation by Maldita.es revealed that 1,183 posts with explicit material reached at least 48 million views, prompting the government to involve the Public Prosecutor's Office and the Data Protection Agency.
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The essentials of this story
- What happened
- The Spanish government has requested the suspension of TikTok's operations in the country until illegal content is removed.
- Who is affected
- The TikTok platform and its users in Spain, as well as Spanish regulatory and judicial bodies.
- What changes
- The company must remove the 1,183 identified posts and face intensified oversight regarding the fight against harmful content.
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Sources
- Espanha exige que TikTok suspenda operações por conteúdo de abuso sexual infantil — Olhar Digital
- Espanha pede suspensão do TikTok após denúncias de abuso sexual infantil — g1 — economia
- Espanha exige que TikTok suspenda operações até que material de abuso sexual infantil seja removido — UOL — notícias
