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Ofcom urged to investigate TikTok algorithm after teen’s death
A coroner has stated that the content Adriana Retyte accessed on TikTok could have significantly influenced the choice that resulted in her death. The 14-year-old student from Langley school in Norfolk had looked at material involving self-harm on the app in the seven days prior to her passing. Coroner Johanna Thompson noted that it was impossible to determine her exact motivations, but suggested that online material might have had a harmful impact. TikTok expressed its deepest condolences to her family and confirmed that it bans content encouraging self-harm, using advanced tools to detect…
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