TikTok staff told to avoid flagging problems with Amazon accounts
by Hibaq Farah and Dan Milmo from Technology | The Guardian on (#6H7T1)
Exclusive: Internal communications suggest video platform working to protect its lucrative relationship with e-commerce firm
TikTok staff were told they should avoid flagging potential problems on Amazon accounts to protect the video platform's lucrative commercial relationship with the e-commerce multinational, according to internal communications seen by the Guardian.
Some moderators were told in the autumn not to take negative action against a list of more than 60 Amazon-related accounts on TikTok because the US company is a heavy advertiser on the platform.
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