Our lawyers speak out
Can TikTok’s algorithms lead teenagers to commit suicide or scarify themselves?
Can the cognitive bubble in which a social network can enclose a teenager become a downward spiral that will eventually lead him or her to take his or her own life or mutilate his or her own body?
⚖️ These are the questions that French justice will have to decide in a class action filed by 7 victims' families before the Créteil court.
📱 No doubt the experts appointed by the court will have to rule on both the design of TikTok's recommendation algorithms, and the effectiveness of the moderation system set up by the social network.
➡️ With over 135 million monthly active users in the European Union, TikTok is a very large platform under the Digital Services Regulation (DSA). As such, it must assess the systemic risks arising from the platform and put in place appropriate mitigation measures.
🗞️ Constantin Pavléas was interviewed on this subject by L'Express, check the article here.
