Chinese language social media app TikTok has launched a security advisory council for sub-Saharan Africa.
The newly established council will companion with policymakers, academia, NGOs and neighborhood leaders to “foster a collaborative method” to selling security and safety practices on the TikTok platform.
“The newly launched sub-Saharan Africa security advisory council will additional this effort by bringing collectively native specialists who will collaborate with TikTok to develop forward-looking insurance policies and handle regional security issues,” it stated. TikTok is owned by ByteDance.
The advisory council has eight members:
- Prof Man Berger, Rhodes College (South Africa)
- Dennis Coffie, content material creator (Ghana)
- Peter Cunliffe-Jones, College of Westminster visiting analysis fellow (UK)
- Aisha Dabo, co-founder and coordinator of AfricTivistes (Senegal)
- Lillian Kariuki, founder and government director of Watoto Watch Community (Kenya)
- Akinola Olojo, knowledgeable on stopping and countering violent extremism (Nigeria)
- Prof Medhane Tadesse, coverage educational on peace and safety points (Ethiopia)
- Berhan Taye, unbiased researcher (Ethiopia)
“This group of leaders was chosen for his or her broad vary of experience and expertise,” stated Valiant Richey, international head of outreach and partnerships, belief, and security at TikTok.
On-line security has change into a subject of rising concern as folks spend ever-increasing time on social media platforms. In South Africa, the specter of mis- and disinformation peaked in the direction of the nationwide common election in late Could, with issues that election interference propaganda can be fed to South Africans by means of social media campaigns.
Cooperation settlement
TikTok mother or father ByteDance, together with Meta and Google, signed a cooperation settlement with the Electoral Fee of South Africa in July 2023 beneath which the elections company arrange an unbiased, three-member committee to judge any reported circumstances of misinformation on social media.
TikTok’s advisory council seeks to advertise related targets with a stronger deal with consumer training by means of its #SaferTogether marketing campaign, which goals to advertise a fundamental understanding of the platform’s neighborhood pointers and security options.
“This initiative will embrace workshops, social media outreach and partnerships with key stakeholders to lift consciousness in regards to the significance of following TikTok’s neighborhood requirements,” stated the corporate. – © 2024 NewsCentral Media
