Parliamentary Committee Hears Social Media Representatives on School Attacks and Digital Risks
要点
- 1. The Grand National Assembly of Turkey committee heard social media representatives to investigate school incidents and digital risks.
- 2. Committee Chairman Beyazıt emphasized the need to protect children, noting that risks in digital environments can spill over into schools.
- 3. A TikTok official announced that they banned 428 thousand 713 accounts of users under the age of 13 from their platform.
- 4. TikTok reported that it removed a total of more than 7 million pieces of content in the first half of 2026, including approximately 761 thousand videos containing violence.
数据一览
The Investigative Committee on School Incidents and Digital Risks in Şanlıurfa and Kahramanmaraş convened to discuss school safety and the impacts of digital platforms. Representatives of major social media companies such as X, Google, Meta, and TikTok made presentations to the deputies regarding the safety and moderation mechanisms on their platforms.
Committee Chairman and AK Party Tokat Deputy Yusuf Beyazıt emphasized that school safety cannot be evaluated solely by physical boundaries. Stating that risks that begin in the digital world can grow through social platforms and spill over into schools, he expressed the need for a holistic approach to protect children from all forms of violence.
At the meeting, the TikTok representative reported that more than 50 safety settings are enabled by default for users aged 13-17. The representative, who also shared details about interventions regarding violent content, announced that in the first half of 2026, hundreds of thousands of accounts of users under the age of 13 were banned and millions of pieces of content were removed in Turkey.
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常见问题
- Which social media platforms' representatives did the committee hear?
- At the committee meeting, representatives of X Anonim Şirketi, Google, Meta, and TikTok platforms were heard to make presentations.
- What measures did TikTok announce it has taken for users under the age of 13?
- TikTok stated that in the first half of 2026, it banned 428 thousand 713 accounts belonging to users under the age of 13 in Turkey.
- What actions do platforms take against content containing violence?
- The TikTok representative announced that a large portion of approximately 761 thousand videos containing violence were proactively removed without being viewed in the first half of 2026.
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