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TikTok is accused by Kenyan authorities of spreading propaganda, facilitating fraud and distributing sexual content.
Kenya is demanding that TikTok demonstrate its compliance with local laws on data protection and user verification
“The government, through the office of the Data Protection Commissioner, has contacted TikTok and raised concerns about its processing activities,” according to Home Affairs Minister Kithure Kindiki.
“TikTok had been used by criminals to spread malicious propaganda, steal popular accounts through identity theft and spoofing and to commit fraud by misleading Kenyans in fake foreign exchange and recruitment”, Minister Kithure Kindiki said.
“These risks have caused confusion among users, exposed minors to inappropriate content and fostered discord between citizens,” he said.
“The Kenyan government is right to demand transparency in the way TikTok carries out moderation“, Odanga Madung, a researcher at the non-profit Mozilla Foundation, said.
Accused of inadequate controls on content potentially harmful to young or vulnerable users, the platform has been fined a total of €10 million across three units by the Italian competition watchdog.
