TikTok apologises to black creators who have ‘felt unsafe, unsupported, or suppressed’ as users support Black Lives Matter
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metro.co.ukTikTok has apologised to black creators who have ‘felt unsafe, unsupported, or suppressed’ as users support the Black Lives Matter movement following the death of George Floyd.
The platform previously faced backlash amid claims that it had ‘hidden’ the Black Lives Matter hashtag. TikTok later explained it was a ‘technical glitch’ that had affected many hashtags.
At the time of writing, the BLM hashtag has been viewed more than three billion times. Responding to users in a lengthy statement, Vanessa Pappas, TikTok US General Manager, and Kudzi Chikumbu, Director of Creator Community said: ‘Recently, our users have voiced tough but fair questions about whether all creators have an equal opportunity for their content to be seen and their
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