NEWS
President Ruto hold talks with Tiktok CEO over content moderation
Your ads will be inserted here by
Easy Plugin for AdSense.
Please go to the plugin admin page to
Paste your ad code OR
Suppress this ad slot.
NAIROBI—The short-form video hosting service TikTok will work with Kenya in reviewing and monitoring its content.
The move, President William Ruto said, will ensure that content on the platform adheres to agreed guidelines.
President Ruto, other officials in virtual meeting with the CEO of Tiktok on Thursday. (State House)
In a virtual meeting with President Ruto on Thursday morning, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew committed to ensuring that content is moderated to fit community standards.
“This new development means that inappropriate or offensive content will be expunged from the platform,” a statement by the State House said in part.
During the meeting, Mr Chew also agreed to set up an office in Kenya to coordinate it’s operations in the continent. He also pledged to hire more Kenyans to work for the platform.
