Social media giant TikTok last night insisted it would not tolerate criminality on its site.
It came after thugs linked to the joyriding attack on gardai in Dublin flaunted their actions online. A spokeswoman for the site told the Irish Mirror its rules prohibited criminal content and anyone who posted it could have their accounts shut down.
She added: “TikTok’s Community Guidelines categorically prohibit criminal content on the platform. We do not allow people to use our platform to threaten or incite violence or promote any form of criminal activity.
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“Any content found to be in violation of these policies will be removed and action will be taken against violative accounts.” Sources also claimed the account that posted the video of youngsters tearing out an ignition system to hotwire a car has already been banned by TikTok.
Ballyfermot and Cherry Orchard Sinn Fein councillor Daithi Doolan last night called on social media firms to clamp down on similar posts. He claimed gardai were not at the races when it came to tackling social media problems and that they needed to step up to the plate.
Mr Doolan added: “It is a blind spot for gardai.”
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