TikTok acts following Kerry principal’s plea to remove harmful content about students

The school has experienced problems with "a small minority" of students in younger years bullying other students with videos posted under fake profiles.
TikTok acts following Kerry principal’s plea to remove harmful content about students

The principal was contacted by TikTok after speaking of his frustration on Radio Kerry this week. File Picture: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

The principal of a secondary school in Co Kerry is urging TikTok to make resources more accessible for teachers who want to report and remove harmful videos about their students.

Dermot Healy of Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine in Kenmare recently publicly criticised the social media platform for its inaction in responding to his requests to remove abusive and harmful footage of his students.

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