A new “trend” that has appeared on TikTok has sparked an influx of “dick pics,” ie photos of males, on the social network popular with young people. Many nude contents have been broadcast discreetly for several days, according to account numerama, without the algorithms having necessarily managed to detect them. The posts continue to circulate.
The specialized media points out that some photos date back several days, proof that the platform did not delete them in time and that thousands or even millions of people could and still can see them. This nudity content is mostly posted by men but also by women, this time posting nude photos of themselves.
Despite the ban on nudity on the platform, TikTok has a hard time removing such content. In question, a very particular technique has been found to avoid detection: the image contains a large selfie of any kind, but at the bottom of the image small squares contain a certain number of photos of private parts. The user takes a snapshot from their own photo bank and publishes it.
insufficient moderation
TikTok relies on its algorithms to moderate this type of content and inform its users, which can take several days before it is removed. Human moderation still seems ineffective in the face of this trend and since July 2021, artificial intelligence is in charge of removing content that shows nudity and violence.
Social networks try to fight against the unsolicited sending of sexually explicit images. TikTok will reserve certain content for those over 18 years of age and Instagram is working on a new option to filter private messages.
Source: BFM TV
