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TikTok Deactivates 1.7 Million Child Accounts

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A TikTok creator, Valentin Sébron, reportedly deleted his account and videos after gaining millions of views due to his physical resemblance to the King of Thailand. The creator stated he felt compelled to remove the content following the controversy. A Thai TikTok user reportedly lost their job following the deletion of their account. The account deletion occurred after images were compared to a prominent personality. A human rights NGO has described the situation as an injustice. The incident has sparked debate among Thai social media users regarding the responsibility of those who modified the images. The dismissal has reportedly caused widespread incomprehension among many users. Valentin Cébron of RFI reported the incident from Bangkok. A TikTok user was reportedly dismissed from their position in an abusive manner in Bangkok.

A TikTok creator, Valentin Sébron, reportedly deleted his account and videos after gaining millions of views due to his physical resemblance to the King of Thailand. The creator stated he felt compelled to remove the content following the controversy. A Thai TikTok user reportedly lost their job following the deletion of their account. The account deletion occurred after images were compared to a prominent personality. A human rights NGO has described the situation as an injustice. The incident has sparked debate among Thai social media users regarding the responsibility of those who modified the images. The dismissal has reportedly caused widespread incomprehension among many users. Valentin Cébron of RFI reported the incident from Bangkok. A TikTok user was reportedly dismissed from their position in an abusive manner in Bangkok. TikTok reported it has deactivated 1.7 million accounts belonging to children. Critics argue this number is insufficient given that social media bans affect approximately 70 million children in the country. Authorities in Australia are also reviewing whether corporations are correctly implementing similar social media regulations.

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Sources · 7 independent

RFI Monde

“un citoyen qui se retrouve au coeur d'une polémique à cause de sa ressemblance physique avec le roi sur TikTok... il semble avoir été contrainte de supprimer son compte”

RFI Monde

“selon lui d'être contrainte de supprimer son compte, et tous ces compteurs. police. Dans la foulée il a indiqué sur les réseaux sociaux avoir perdu son emploi”

RFI Afrique

“les réseaux social avoir perdu son emploi, suscitant l'incompréhension de nombreux utilisateurs.”

RFI Afrique

“les réseaux social avoir perdu son emploi, suscitant l'incompréhension de nombreux utilisateurs. bien été licencié de manière abusive. Valentin Cébron, Bangkok RFI.”

RFI Afrique

“nombreux utilisateurs. bien été licencié de manière abusive. Valentin Cébron, Bangkok RFI.”

RFI Afrique

“bien été licencié de manière abusive. Valentin Cébron, Bangkok RFI.”

DLF Nova

“TikTok hatte vor kurzem gesagt, dass es bisher die Konten von 1,7 Millionen Kindern deaktiviert hat. Kritiker halten das für sehr wenig in einem Land, in dem das Social-Media-Verbot rund 70 Millionen Kinder betrifft.”

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