TikTok is starting to enforce its policies via automated software.
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TikTok on Friday outlined new video removal software designed to automatically block violent and pornographic material. It'll reduce the number of videos that breach the company's policies on "minor safety, adult nudity and sexual activities, violent and graphic content and illegal activities and regulated goods," the video-based social media company said in a blog post.
The company will begin using the system, which identifies "violative content" once uploaded, over the next few weeks. Creators will be able to appeal their video's removal via the app or report potential violations for the company to review, it noted.
Similar software is used by other social networks including Tumblr, which worked to remove pornographic material from the site before its sale to Automattic.
Last week, TikTok started allowing videos up to 3 minutes in length, animal crossing porn after previously capping them at 1 minute.