As per reports TikTok, owned by ByteDance, is replacing a number of senior executives, including the head of its trust and safety unit that is responsible for content moderation. The article cited sources within the firm as well as a memo distributed to employees.
According to the Information, Adam Presser, the app's operations chief who answers to TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew, will now be in charge of trust and safety.
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Cormac Keenan, who oversaw global trust and safety, is one of the departing individuals, according to the Information report. According to a TikTok representative, Keenan would now assume a strategic consulting role within the senior leadership team.
US Senate Hearing
In a hearing held last month, Chew spoke before Congress alongside several prominent figures from the tech and media industries, including Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta. The Senate Judiciary Committee held a focused hearing on child safety, summoning CEOs of major tech companies like X, Meta, Snap, TikTok, and Discord.
The congressmen accused the firms of neglecting to safeguard minors from the growing risks of sexual assault on their platforms. Lawmakers grilled them for four hours on the risks their platforms pose for children, with emphasis on emotional impact, particularly for families whose kids have been targeted or harmed online.
In response to inquiries from Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, the CEO of TikTok declared that the firm would allocate over $2 billion into initiatives aimed at fostering trust and safety.
Legislators questioned TikTok's ability to moderate harmful content, including videos promoting self-harm. Chew stated the company employs 40,000 moderators and uses algorithms to flag problematic material. He acknowledged imperfection but emphasized their efforts to address these issues.
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