And hundreds of documents reviewed by Forbes show a lack of functional separation internally in access to information, user data and tools-including their sensitive keyword systems. Teams who manage moderation for China-only platforms and non-China platforms are different and separate employed by different entities and have separate tools for moderation."ĭozens of current and former TikTok and ByteDance employees have told Forbes that any purported separation between the two companies is largely cosmetic. Spokesperson Jennifer Banks said only that "Jiyun Hudong, which is a subsidiary of Douyin Information Service Co., Ltd., manages operations in relation to our China platforms' content moderation, including that of Douyin's. ByteDance also did not respond to repeated questions about the meaning of lists like “Trump Directed Prohibited Words,” “Theming Strategies of Uyghur-Han Couples” “YouTube Domestic Surveillance” and “Thematic Strategy for China’s Strategic Policy,” or who created them and how they’re being used.Įxperts told Forbes it’s nearly impossible to guarantee Douyin’s restrictive settings are switched off for TikTok. MORE FROM FORBES TikTok's China Problem By Emily Baker-WhiteīyteDance did not respond to questions about whether the word lists apply to Douyin or ByteDance’s other products-which include Lemon8 and CapCut, apps that have recently exploded in popularity in the U.S. “These apps use separate keyword platforms and keyword lists that are managed by separate teams." ByteDance and TikTok’s sensitive keywords system-which until recently shared the same name-was split in 2019, according to Favazza, who said TikTok’s version of the tool has been operated separately ever since. "TikTok and Douyin are different apps, in different markets, with separate content policies and source code,” she said in a statement. Asked why these lists have “TikTok” or “US” in their names if they were never used on the platform, Favazza said “I can not speculate on the list titles” without Forbes turning over documents. TikTok spokesperson Jamie Favazza suggested the extensive materials obtained by Forbes could be “significantly outdated or incomplete” and said none of the word lists identified by Forbes in this story are currently or have ever been used on TikTok. Other lists explicitly reference TikTok’s Chinese counterpart Douyin, as well as ByteDance products Lark, Toutiao and Resso.
© 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc.Forbes found more than 50 lists in the ByteDance tool with the word “TikTok” or “U.S.” in the title, and internal materials show that the tool was accessed by TikTok employees in the last year. When later asked by a fellow user whether she was bothered by stick she receives online, Arianna concluded: “Not really. Arianna claims that TikTok has taken issue with her content for being “too sexual.” be yourself Arianna,” one put as a second wrote, “absolutely amazing and beyond gorgeous.”Ī third added: “Just grin at the haters and keep looking great.” She replied: “Well I do have big boobs, but otherwise you guys purposely say that my videos are too sexual when they aren’t.”Īrianna then claims that she was initially given the thumbs up from site administrators who reuploaded the videos after taking them down.īut in a shock twist, she alleges they swiftly banned her account “for no reason” – despite her efforts to plead her case.Īt the time, loyal fans jumped to her aid as they condemned TikTok’s alleged actions. In a clip, posted in September last year, she revealed the nature of their complaints over her allegedly dubious content.
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