TikTok users warn each other not to watch horrifying video
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The creators of TikTok have posted to social media warning their community about the upsetting clip, encouraging people to swipe away when they see it on their timeline.
Some users even posted a screenshot of the beginning of the death by suicide video to warn people to not watch it.
TikTok said in a statement that its “systems have been automatically detecting and flagging” clips of the apparent suicide.
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Martin Bester feels the recent videos are a version of modern day bullying after hearing about two KwaZulu-Natal school girls violently fighting.
Breakfast with Martin Bester listeners shared their stories and advises other parents to be careful of social media.