Episode 134: Karma Koala Podcast 341: Professor Christopher R. Pudney University of Bath (UK) “TikTok returns ‘no violation’ decision on 95% of reports of UK-facing accounts advertising drugs”
I came across Chris' latest findings via a report in the Independent this week in which he talks in the main about Spice related products but can also be applied to most "illegal" drugs synthetic or otherwise.
TikTok returns 'no violation' decision on 95% of reports of UK-facing accounts advertising drugs, study finds
Bath study finds that TikTok's in-app reporting system fails to act on most reports made against accounts advertising illegal drugs for sale to UK users.
The vast majority of TikTok accounts identified by researchers as connecting drug sellers with potential buyers in the UK…
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