TikTok content moderator sues platform over trauma caused by graphic videos

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A TikTok content moderator sues the platform and its parent company ByteDance over mental trauma caused by graphic videos she's screened for the app. In a proposed class-action lawsuit, moderator Candie Frazier cites she's screened videos showing violence, fatal falls, school shootings, and even cannibalism. "Plaintiff has trouble sleeping and when she does sleep, she has horrific nightmares," the lawsuit states.

Adding on to this issue, TikTok allegedly requires its moderators to work 12-hour shifts with only an hour lunch break and two 15-minute breaks. According to the complaint, the moderators were only permitted to screen videos for no more than 25 seconds, and they had to view three to 10 videos simultaneously. 

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TikTok is testing a new repost option

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TikTok might offer a way for you to repost your favourite videos on the platform, with a new experiment with a "Repost" button. I've spotted it on my personal TikTok account. And as social media consultant Matt Navarra noted, these reposted videos are only going to show up to your followers and not on your profile. The option is also just available on the For You page and not on your Following page. 

So far, I can't find a way to access them once I've refreshed my feed. But when you've reposted a video, it'll show above the username that you've reposted the video (as you see in the screenshots above). I've tried reaccessing the video through Hank Green's profile, but the indicator that I've reposted isn't visible there.

The feature is still in beta, so that might still change around or work differently in the future. As 9to5Mac noted, the test shows that the company is aware people are looking for ways to share their favourite TikTok videos on the platform. There is no way to do so right now outside this feature.

TikTok is launching a delivery service of food from viral videos

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TikTok is introducing a way for its users in the US to try out the food from viral videos without needing to make them. The social network is working with Virtual Dining Concepts to bring the TikTok Kitchen food delivery service to life. It'll launch in around 30 US locations beginning March 2022.

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TikTok's TV app rolls out on more devices in Canada, the US

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TikTok rolled out its TV app on the Fire TV earlier this month in Canada and the US. It has done the same to LG TVs in some European countries. But now, it's rolling out to more devices like Google and Android TV, LG, and Samsung smart TVs, too.

While TikTok is designed for a smartphone's vertical use, the TV app takes advantage of the bigger display and horizontal orientation. You can access the For You and Following feeds if you sign in to your account. You can also view the Discover page here. 

Source: Engadget