TikTok says coordinated attack behind suicide clip uploads

The company found evidence of a ‘coordinated attack’ when it investigated why the suicide video was suddenly appearing on the popular short-video sharing app, a TikTok executive told a British parliamentary committee on Sept 22. — AP

LONDON: TikTok says a video of a man apparently taking his own life that circulated on its platform was spread deliberately by a group of users working together.

The company found evidence of a “coordinated attack” when it investigated why the video was suddenly appearing on the popular short-video sharing app, a TikTok executive told a British parliamentary committee on Sept 22.