TikTok was fined around $370 million following an inquiry from a European supervisory authority that found the social media app does not have safeguards to protect underage youth using the platform.
The potential ban of TikTok has caused a divide in the US. Users of the Chinese-owned platform believe the ban infringes on the First Amendment Right, while parents welcome it to save their children from harm.
TikTok is turning into a major child sexual exploitation platform in the United States according to law enforcement officials, with predatory adults increasingly finding it easier to contact and manipulate minors through the Chinese app.
TikTok users are taking advantage of a private account login loophole to skirt the platform's rules and post illegal child sexual abuse material, an advocate has warned.