Explicit child sexual abuse material is circulating on TikTok

Updated 2026-11-09 · told from many outlets at once

A journalistic investigation found 1,182 explicit child sexual abuse contents on TikTok. The documented content accumulated 48 million views in total.

• Maldita reported 50 videos to TikTok, but the platform only removed 10 percent and blocked 26 percent in Spain.
• The investigation found that 59 percent of 136 out of 231 analyzed accounts were still active on October 15.
• The documented content accumulated 48 million views in total.
• A journalistic investigation found 1,182 explicit child sexual abuse contents on TikTok.

Outlets: El Colombiano, La Vanguardia, Maldita.es, RTP Notícias, elDiarioAR

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