TikTok US Joins Lantern Child Safety Initiative
Eight months after its spin-off from the parent company, TikTok's U.S. unit—operating as TikTok USDS Joint Venture—is joining Lantern, a cross-platform child safety initiative launched in 2023 by major tech companies including Google, Meta, and Microsoft. The program enables secure sharing of signals indicating harmful behavior to identify bad actors across platforms. Marc Leone, Lantern's director, emphasized the importance of collaboration for combating child sexual exploitation. TikTok US has already been complying with U.S. legal requirements by reporting potential child abuse material (CSAM) to NCMEC’s CyberTipline and is now committing $2 million toward modernizing this system over three years. The initiative will also involve partners like AWS, Microsoft, and Palantir in a total project budget of $10 million.
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Topics: Child Safety Social Media Regulation