TikTok’s U.S. Operation Enters Lantern Network in Bid to Close Gaps on Child Exploitation

TikTok’s U.S. Operation Enters Lantern Network in Bid to Close Gaps on Child Exploitation

TikTok's restructured U.S. business has joined the Lantern signal-sharing network and pledged $2 million to upgrade NCMEC's CyberTipline. The move integrates one of the largest youth platforms into an industry effort that has already driven millions of signals and hundreds of thousands of enforcement actions against online child exploitation.

TikTok’s US joint venture joins Lantern child safety programme and pledges $2M to NCMEC

TikTok’s US business has joined Lantern, a program that lets tech companies share warning signs about people who sexually exploit children as they move from one platform to another, TechCrunch reported. The member is TikTok USDS Joint Venture, a majority-American-owned company formed in January to operate TikTok in the US. ByteDance retained a 19.9% stake, […] This story continues at The Next Web

TikTok's US arm joins Lantern, a cross-platform child safety initiative

Eight months after establishing a U.S. based joint venture, TikTok is getting on board fellow platforms to support industry-wide child safety work.

TikTok's US arm joins Lantern, a cross-platform child safety initiative | #childsafety | #kids | #chldern | #parents | #schoolsafey - National Cyber Security Consulting

Eight months after it was spun out of TikTok, the social media platform’s U.S. unit, known as TikTok USDS Joint Venture, is joining Lantern, a cross-platform child safety program by a group of tech companies. Lantern, launched in 2023, helps social media companies work together to securely share signals of harmful behavior and content in […] Thank you for subscribing to our RSS feed!