TikTok takes action against Nicola Bulley conspiracy theorists who ‘disrupted’ search
21.02.2023 - 20:13
/ msn.com
Nicola Bulley after the social media app was criticised for allowing conspiracy theories to spread on its platform during the search for the mother-of-two. The social media app said it would “take action” against people who violated its community guidelines when posting content about the case of Ms Bulley. Police confirmed on Monday that a body found in the river around 1 mile from where Ms Bulley was last seen was that of the missing 45-year-old.
Ms Bulley had been missing for more than three weeks and amateur detectives, online sleuths and social media influencers descended on St Michael’s on Wyre to look for her. They posted content that included misinformation and baseless claims about Ms Bulley, some of which were viewed thousands of times. Dal Babu, the former Met Police superintendent, said one baseless claim he saw online was that the search for Ms Bulley was not real and that “actors” had been brought in to stage the search operation.
Mr Babu on Monday also accused social media companies of creating a “wild west” of misinformation and needed to be held to account for “what they’ve done. ”Responding to the criticism, TikTok said in a statement: “Our thoughts are with Ms Bulley’s family and friends at this difficult time. We have mobilised resources to monitor the evolving conversation about this case.
“We are taking action against violations of our Community Guidelines, including removing content and accounts, and limiting the reach of some content by making it ineligible for recommendation. ”Twitter, Meta and Google have faced similar criticism but are yet to respond. Experts said police investigating the disappearance of Ms Bulley faced “serious questions” over why it took more than three weeks to find her body
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