TikTok lays out plans to clamp down on hate speech

A young girl uses the TikTok app on a smartphone Picture: Peter Byrne/PA

TikTok is tightening its enforcement policies around hateful content by pledging to strengthen its action against coded language linked to hate speech.

The social media platform said it was working with academics and experts from around the world to increase its understanding of coded references to ideologies like white supremacy in order to stem their spread.