{"id":253847,"date":"2020-03-18T11:11:16","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T06:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=253847"},"modified":"2020-03-18T11:11:16","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T06:11:16","slug":"shocking-tiktok-filtered-posts-by-poor-and-ugly-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/shocking-tiktok-filtered-posts-by-poor-and-ugly-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Shocking: TikTok Filtered Posts by “Poor” and “Ugly” People"},"content":{"rendered":"

TikTok is a video-sharing social media platform, that is owned by a company based in Beijing called ByteDance. TikTok was founded in 2016, as a platform where lip-sync, comedy and talent videos can be created.<\/p>\n

People outside of China were able to download the app in 2017. Little did the app makers know that it could explode in popularity, and compete against the likes of Facebook and Twitter in no time at all.<\/p>\n

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An App For The Rich & Pretty?<\/h3>\n

According to leaked TikTok guidelines, it was revealed that the platform, which is used by over a billion users, is also discriminatory. Moderators are allegedly guided to suppress videos from users who have “ugly facial looks” or appear to be in a “slum” or “dilapidated housing”.<\/p>\n

The censorship was not limited to the aforementioned people; it was also directed towards the overweight and the disabled. In 2019, a similar leak provided details of censorship of LGBTQ related posts.<\/p>\n

According to the leaked documents, “abnormal body shape” such as a “beer belly” and “ugly facial looks” such as “wrinkles” could not be promoted in the “For You” section of TikTok.<\/p>\n

The following document was translated from Chinese to English:<\/p>\n

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A long way to go<\/h3>\n

TikTok officials claim that these guidelines were made to prevent online bullying, but it seems rather dubious. People who appear to be poor, with cracked walls or old decorations, get their videos suppressed.<\/p>\n

The promotion of ‘ugly,’ ‘fat,’ and ‘old’ people might make TikTok unable to attract new customers.<\/p>\n

If the character\u2019s appearance or the shooting environment is not good, the video will be much less attractive, not worth it to be recommended to new users.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A TikTok spokesperson told The Verge that these guidelines “were not for the US market” and that they were regional.<\/p>\n

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TikTok guidelines directed its moderators to not promote posts by \u2018ugly\u2019 and poor users, @theintercept<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n

Discriminatory guidelines have leaked in the past, revealing that TikTok intentionally prevented posts from LGBTQ users and users with disabilities from surfacing. pic.twitter.com\/8PT3dZgOc5<\/a><\/p>\n

— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) March 17, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n