A fun and interactive campaign to combat all forms of harassment
Justine Atlan, Chief Executive Officer of the e-Enfance Association/3018: «National Day Against Bullying and Cyberbullying is an opportunity to remind everyone about online safety and kindness. It is important for young users to have the right reflexes. This prevention campaign is necessary to remind people about responsible use and to publicise 3018, the national helpline for young victims of digital violence and their parents.»
From 18 to 25 November, a dedicated page will be available directly on the application. TikTok – and highlighted on the «Discovery» tab – including an online safety quiz, a video testimonial from the e-Enfance Association, and an awareness clip produced by the Ministry of Education.
Comprising eight questions, this quiz is designed to help users better identify cases of cyberbullying, learn how to respond to such situations, and understand the security tools available to them on TikTok.
This page also provides an opportunity to remind readers of the national helpline number for young victims of digital violence: 3018, free, anonymous and confidential, Monday to Saturday from 9am to 8pm. As a trusted third party of TikTok, the 3018 has the ability to make priority reports to the platform to have harmful content removed within a few hours.
On TikTok, proactive measures to promote kindness
Ensuring the safety of one's community is a top priority for TikTok. The platform has therefore taken significant steps to proactively protect its users and promote kindness.
One of the most significant initiatives is that before a comment that could be inappropriate or offensive is published, a notification appears on the user's screen inviting them to reconsider their post, edit it, and reminding them of the Community Guidelines. TikTok. An effective tool since 4 out of 10 users decide to remove and edit their comment.[1].
At the same time, to enable each user to get the most out of their experience on TikTok, It is now possible to delete or report up to 100 comments or accounts at once., rather than having to tick them off one by one. And thanks to the «Filter all comments» feature, only those approved by the video author appear below their content.
Concrete responses to combat harassment on TikTok
Harassment and bullying are strictly prohibited on the platform, as specified in the Community Guidelines. TikTok is firmly committed to proactively removing all content and accounts associated with such malicious behaviour, relying on both technological and human moderation.
Thus, between April and June 2021, Over 81 million videos have been removed globally for violating TikTok's Community Guidelines.. 73.3% of videos removed for harassment or bullying were removed before they were even reported.t, compared to 66 % in the first quarter. This progress is linked in particular to the continuous improvement of proactive reporting systems for hateful symbols and words.
About the e-Enfance Association/ 3018
Recognised as a public utility, the e-Enfance Association has been the benchmark for child protection on the Internet and digital citizenship education since 2005. Approved by the French Ministry of Education, it carries out awareness-raising activities among pupils, parents and professionals. It operates 3018, a national helpline for young victims of digital violence and their parents. Free, anonymous and confidential, 3018 has been the official partner of the French Ministry of Education in the fight against cyberbullying among pupils since 2011. As a trusted third party for social networks, reporting and removing harmful content within hours, 3018 supports teenagers, parents and professionals on all issues related to young people's digital use (cyberbullying, revenge porn, webcam blackmail, overexposure to screens, video games, exposure to violent and pornographic content, parental control, account hacking, identity theft, etc.). 3018 is available by telephone 6 days a week from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., on 3018.co.uk via chat, Messenger and WhatsApp. Approved by the Ministry of National Education, the Pharos platform (internet-signalement.gouv.fr) and 119-Enfance en danger (Child in Danger), 3018 is at the heart of the system for protecting children on the internet. e-childhood.org
