TikTok Türkiye Spokesperson, as reported, made a statement at the Turkish Grand National Assembly Digital Media Commission today.
contained in DHA here According to the news, the Turkish Grand National Assembly Digital Media Commission convened under the chairmanship of Commission Chairman and AK Party Hatay Deputy Hüseyin Yayman to discuss the discussions regarding social media platforms, especially TikTok. Within the scope of this meeting TikTok Middle East, North Africa, Türkiye Region Public Policy Manager and Türkiye Spokesperson Emir Gelen made a presentation. Emir Gelen stated that more than 1 billion people come to TikTok every month around the world, “In Turkey, this figure is It corresponds to up to 10 million users. As a platform, the responsibility of keeping the TikTok community safe is one of the most important issues for us. As you know, the year 2023 is both in the world; But it has been a very difficult year, especially in our country. This situation has placed the responsibility on us, as a platform, to carry out our activities with greater care. First of all, the earthquake disaster that we experienced in February and whose pain we still feel, the subsequent elections that took place in such a difficult atmosphere, and of course the regional conflicts that are still ongoing.
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As TikTok, we believe that we have passed a good test in such a challenging year. We have implemented proactive and preventive measures throughout these incidents to ensure the security and integrity of our platform and the millions of people who come to TikTok every day. “We implemented this proactive attitude to ensure the safety of TikTok users and to take into account the social sensitivities of our country.” said.
Noting that they are aware of the importance of moderation and the rapid removal of harmful content, Emir Gelen said: “More than 40 thousand personnel worldwide, including Turkey, work for the security of the platform. Of course, this number includes moderation teams. Our moderators monitor content around the clock to ensure it meets the high standards we set in our community guidelines.
We are investing heavily in our technology, including artificial intelligence, to ensure we have systems and processes in place to remove any content that violates our community guidelines as quickly as possible. One of the issues we particularly focus on is the restrictions imposed on users under the age of 18 and increasing the control of families in this process.
We offer parents the opportunity to monitor and control their children’s TikTok use with the ‘family pairing mode’ that we developed to highlight safe digital experiences. With the screen time management feature, families can determine and control the time their children can spend on the application.
We have also disabled ‘direct messages’ by default on accounts of users under 16 and increased user safety by limiting content that is not suitable for all audiences with the ‘restricted mode’ feature.
“With these features, as TikTok, we continue our efforts to provide a safer and more conscious experience in the digital world and continue to lead the industry in this field.” he said.
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Emir Gelen reminded that billions of people around the world use TikTok, “Billions of content are produced every day, even every minute. Our technology and moderation teams handle this high usage correctly most of the time.
However, the truth is that sometimes we can over-moderate or fail to meet the expected speed in responding to incidents. I want you to know that our aim is; Our goal has always been to ensure that our community has a safe, positive and fun experience when they come to TikTok; for both young people and families.
While doing this, we pay utmost attention to complying with the laws, regulations and expectations of our country, as well as taking social sensitivities into consideration. From now on, we will continue to increase our efforts in this field together with you and all our stakeholders.” he said.