TikTok ‘acting too slow’ to tackle self-harm and eating disorder content

The groups claim TikTok has removed just seven of the 56 coded eating disorder hashtags highlighted in research published in December. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

TikTok has been urged to strengthen its content moderation policies around suicide and eating disorder material by organisations including the NSPCC and the Molly Rose Foundation.

The groups claimed TikTok had not acted swiftly enough following the publication of research suggesting the app’s recommendation algorithm pushes self-harm and eating disorder content to teenagers within minutes of them expressing interest in the topics.