GoKawiilFormer TikTok employees allege platform profited from child exploitation content
Current and former TikTok employees told NPR that internal reports flagged minors appearing in sexual content that viewers paid to access, with TikTok profiting from the transactions. They also said staff raised concerns about underage users evading age restrictions and blocking parental oversight, and about TikTok avoiding age-verification surveys to dodge FTC scrutiny. Employees say senior leadership knew but responded inadequately, and that concerns about suicide and self-harm content shown to minors were similarly unaddressed.