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TikTok apologizes after beheading video disguised as dance video goes viral
A graphic beheading video was disguised as a dance video and posted on TikTok, going viral before being removed. The video allegedly depicted a 19-year-old boy being killed in Mexico. TikTok apologized and said its systems were updated to detect re-uploads. A content moderator said the user bypassed AI security by editing the video after posting.
- Date it happened
- 2021-06-09
- Organisation involved
- TikTok
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