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☆ TikTok is getting a new head of global trust and safety
  + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
New York CNN —TikTok’s global trust and safety unit is getting a new leader, the company confirmed on Tuesday. Following Keenan’s move, TikTok’s global trust and safety unit will now fall under the leadership of Adam Presser, the company’s Los Angeles-based head of operations. However, TikTok’s trust and safety staff will otherwise remain in place as-is, according to the company. The leadership changes come as TikTok continues to face scrutiny in the United States, Europe and elsewhere over the safety and security of its platform. TikTok plans to invest $2 billion in trust and safety efforts in 2024, Chew said during the hearing.
Persons: Cormac Keenan, Shou Chew, Keenan, Adam Presser, Cormac, ” Chew, Chew, Theo Bertram, Rich Waterworth Organizations: New, New York CNN, CNN Locations: New York, Dublin, Ireland, Los Angeles, Europe, Middle East, Africa, United States
☆ Sacha Baron Cohen told TikTok bosses that the platform was creating the 'biggest antisemitic movement since the Nazis'
  + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Actor told TikTok bosses that the platform was creating the "biggest antisemitic movement since the Nazis." AdvertisementIn a recent video call between Jewish celebrities and TikTok executives, actor and campaigner Sacha Baron Cohen accused the popular video app of "creating the biggest antisemitic movement since the Nazis," reported The New York Times. The accusation comes amid growing concerns about TikTok's role in fostering an alleged surge of antisemitic abuse on its platform and wider social media. AdvertisementBaron Cohen told TikTok executives, "shame on you," for allegedly promoting hate through the content circulated on the app. Presser acknowledged the validity of Baron Cohen's concerns, admitting that social media companies, including TikTok, must combat hate content more.
Persons: TikTok, Baron Cohen, Hitler, —, Sacha Baron Cohen, Dustin Moskovitz, Elon Musk, Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Anne Frank, Amy Schumer, Grace, Debra Messing, Adam Presser, Seth Melnick, Presser, Baron Cohen's, Osama bin Laden's, Jamie McCarthy, Osama bin, hashtag, Nikki Haley, Osama Bin Organizations: Service, New York Times, IBM, Golden Globes, TikTok, Will, Carnegie Hall, Guardian Locations: New York City, China
☆ Jewish Celebrities and Influencers Confront TikTok Executives in Private Call
  + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Sapna Maheshwari | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
More than a dozen Jewish TikTok creators and celebrities confronted TikTok executives and other employees in a private meeting on Wednesday night, urging them to do more to address a surge of antisemitism and harassment on the popular video service. It was led by Adam Presser, TikTok’s head of operations, and Seth Melnick, its global head of user operations. The executives said they wanted to know more about what the creators were experiencing to improve the app, according to a recording of the meeting obtained by The New York Times. “What is happening at TikTok is it is creating the biggest antisemitic movement since the Nazis,” Mr. Cohen, who does not appear to have an official TikTok account, said early in the call. He criticized violent imagery and disinformation on the platform, telling Mr. Presser, “Shame on you,” and claiming that TikTok could “flip a switch” to fix antisemitism on its platform.
Persons: Sacha Baron Cohen, Debra Messing, Amy Schumer, Adam Presser, TikTok’s, Seth Melnick, “ Hitler, Anne Frank ”, ” Mr, Cohen, Presser Organizations: The New York Times Locations: TikTok
☆ TikTok Shakes Up Leadership Amid Questions About Its Future
  + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Sapna Maheshwari | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
TikTok, the popular short-form video app that is facing questions about its future in the United States, said on Thursday that its chief operating officer was leaving the company and that it had hired a new head of operations and a new chief brand and communications officer. V. Pappas, who joined TikTok as chief operating officer to run its North American business in 2018, will become a strategic adviser to the company. Adam Presser, TikTok’s chief of staff, will become its head of operations. In an email to the company on Thursday, Mx. Pappas, 44, said “the time is right to move on and refocus on my entrepreneurial passions.”The company also said that Zenia Mucha will oversee its sprawling communications team.
Persons: Pappas, TikTok, Adam Presser, TikTok’s, Zenia Mucha, Mucha Organizations: Pappas, Disney, New York Times Locations: United States
☆ TikTok COO Pappas quits after five years in the role
  + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
June 22 (Reuters) - TikTok Chief Operating Officer V. Pappas is stepping down after five years with the short-video company owned by China's ByteDance, according to an email seen by Reuters on Thursday. In an email to staff, Pappas said they would be taking on an advisory role for the company during the transition. "Given all the successes reached at TikTok, I finally feel the time is right to move on and refocus on my entrepreneurial passions," said Pappas, who uses the pronoun they. Adam Presser, TikTok's chief of staff, will become head of operations and oversee content, user operations and distribution, Chew said. Last month, TikTok sued Montana after it became the first state to ban the app state-wide.
Persons: Pappas, China's ByteDance, Shou Chew, Zenia Mucha, TikTok, Adam Presser, TikTok's, Chew, Samrhitha, Dawn Chmielewski, Sheila Dang, Devika Syamnath, Daniel Wallis Organizations: Reuters, Walt Disney Co, Thomson Locations: TikTok, Montana, Bengaluru, Dawn, Los Angeles, Dallas
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