BEIJING: Social media app TikTok has taken down accounts that were posting propaganda videos for the Islamic State group, a company employee said Tuesday, in the latest scandal to hit the popular platform. TikTok, which is owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, claimed some 500 million users globally last year, making it one of the most popular social apps. An employee at TikTok told AFP that about 10 accounts were removed for posting the videos. “Content promoting terrorist organisations have absolutely no place on TikTok,” the company said in a statement emailed to AFP. The TikTok platform, which allows users to create and share videos of 15 seconds, is particularly popular with teenagers.

Source: New Strait Times October 22, 2019 06:45 UTC