BTW #TikTok Told Moderators to Suppress Posts by #Ugly People and the #Poor to Attract New Users
https://theintercept.com/2020/03/16/tiktok-app-moderators-users-discrimination/
In a report for The Intercept, Sam Biddle revealed how TikTok’s mods were trained to algorithmically suppress posts on the “For You” page from creators who had “ugly facial looks,” “abnormal body shape,” senior people “with too many wrinkles,” or where “the shooting environment is shabby,” with “old and disreputable decorations.”
https://theintercept.com/2020/03/16/tiktok-app-moderators-users-discrimination/
In a report for The Intercept, Sam Biddle revealed how TikTok’s mods were trained to algorithmically suppress posts on the “For You” page from creators who had “ugly facial looks,” “abnormal body shape,” senior people “with too many wrinkles,” or where “the shooting environment is shabby,” with “old and disreputable decorations.”
The Intercept
TikTok Told Moderators: Suppress Posts by the “Ugly” and Poor
TikTok, a China-based social media company, also has policies censoring various forms of political speech, leaked documents reveal.