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Senators press TikTok on 'sinister' experiment that held back an algorithm safety feature
A teen who died by suicide was reportedly part of the test.
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Senators Marsha Blackburn and Richard Blumenthal wrote to TikTok’s senior leaders demanding explanations about the company’s testing and occasional withholding of an algorithmic safety feature.
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