Spain mulls TikTok suspension after investigation into child sex abuse videos

Ministry of Youth and Children calls for urgent meeting with TikTok leadership in Spain.Spain is considering suspending TikTok after an independent investigation found more than 1,000 child sexual abuse videos on the platform with a total of 48 million views.Spanish foundation Maldita.es said it detected more than 20,000 profiles of suspected paedophiles – 7,000 of them in Spanish – during the 35 days it monitored the popular video-blogging platform in September and October.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Meta’s $18bn settlement: How social platforms will change for child userslist 2 of 3Australia’s proposed ‘opt out’ law targets Big Tech algorithmslist 3 of 3Australia seeks big tech support for internet safety, AI regulationend of listThe nonprofit organisation, which aims to combat disinformation and promote transparency, also accused TikTok of amplifying content by minors in the algorithm, and profiting from their abuse.“Abuse is not hidden away in a little corner and it is not hard to find,” Clara Jimenez Cruz, Maldita.es cofounder and chief executive, said.During its investigation, “TikTok: Home to predators”, Maldita.es said it analysed profiles, comments and li...