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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

UK MPs urged to investigate TikTok’s plans to cut 439 content moderator jobs

TikTok app logo on a smartphone screen
‘There is no proper business case for making these redundancies. TikTok’s revenues are booming – with a 40% increase for the UK and Europe alone,’ the letter says. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters

Trade unions and online safety experts have urged MPs to investigate TikTok’s plans to make hundreds of jobs for UK-based content moderators redundant.

The video app company is planning 439 redundancies in its trust and safety team in London, leading to warnings that the jobs losses will have implications for online safety.

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