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"Organisers said the cuts, which would vastly reduce the platform's trust and safety team in the country, risk leaving users exposed to harmful online content - including deepfakes and abuse. It comes after TikTok's Beijing-based owner ByteDance announced in August that 400 members of staff in its London office would be made redundant, with their roles being reallocated to offices across Europe and outsourced to third-party providers."
A news outlet requests donations to fund reporters on the ground, avoid paywalls, and keep journalism accessible to all funded by those who can afford it. Unions and campaigners called on MPs to urgently review TikTok's plan to cut hundreds of UK jobs amid growing online safety fears. Organisers warned that the reductions would vastly shrink the platform's UK trust and safety team and risk leaving users exposed to harmful content, including deepfakes and abuse. An open letter to Chi Onwurah MP from TUC and CWU members demanded government investigation of online safety and workers' rights. ByteDance linked the move to scaling AI content moderation to maximise effectiveness and speed and denied deprioritising online safety.
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