American Parents Coalition are urging the Trump administration to take seriously childrens’ safety when negotiating a deal to save TikTok by Saturday.
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FIRSTONFOX:AgroupofparentsisurgingtheTrumpadministrationto“makethesafetyofAmerica’schildrenatoppriority”asthedeadlinetostrikeadealtosaveTikToklooms.
“TikTokisabreedinggroundforharmfulcontent,exposingourkidstovideospromotingself-harm,eatingdisorders,anddangerousso-calledviralchallenges,”AlleighMarré,executivedirectoroftheAmericanParentsCoalition,saidinalettersenttoVicePresidentJDVanceonWednesdaymorning.
MarréwrotethattheChinese-ownedplatform,whichhasanApril5deadlineforanAmericanbuyertotakeoverthecompany,regularlypromotes“genderandsexualitycontenttominors”aswellassuicidalideation.
‘NOBETTERDEALMAKER’:TRUMPREPORTEDLYCONSIDERINGEXECUTIVEORDERTO‘SAVE’TIKTOK
“Thisisnoaccident.TikTok’sdesignisdeliberate.TheChinese-ownedalgorithmisbeingusedtoendangerourchildren.TikTok’salgorithmp
