Blumenthal Asks TikTok to Remove 'Dangerous' Videos
TikTok should follow its terms of service and remove content “showing and encouraging dangerous acts,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., wrote CEO Shou Zi Chew. Blumenthal sent the letter Monday, after a 12-year-old in Connecticut reportedly suffered serious injury while attempting…
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a “whoosh bottle experiment” he saw on TikTok. The experiment involves pouring alcohol into a bottle and setting it on fire to hear a “whoosh.” TikTok has failed to remove the videos despite obligations in company policy, said Blumenthal. TikTok didn’t comment.