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Hivi karibuni, BBC News Afrika imeripoti kuwa TikTok inanufaika na matangazo ya moja kwa moja ya maudhui ya kingono yanayofanywa na vijana kuanzia miaka 15.

Wanawake watatu kutoka Kenya wamesema walianza kama vijana, wakitumia TikTok kutangaza na kujadiliana biashara ya ngono na baadae kuhamia majukwaa mengine.

Ingawa TikTok inakataza uombaji wa huduma hizi, wasimamizi wake wanasema kampuni inajua kuwa zinafanyika.

Uchunguzi wa BBC ulibaini kuwa TikTok hupata takriban 70% ya mapato kutoka kwa matangazo haya.

TikTok imesema ina "msimamo mkali dhidi ya unyonyaji" na inatekeleza sera kali za usalama.
Source: BBC Africa

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Kampuni kubwa ya mitandao ya kijamii ya TikTok inachunguzwa jinsi inavyotumia data za watoto - kwani uchunguzi tofauti ulidai kuwa ilikuwa ikipata pesa kutokana na maonyesho ya ngono yanayorushwa moja kwa moja na wasichana wenye umri wa miaka 15 pekee.

Jukwaa la video linalomilikiwa na Uchina linapunguza takriban 70% kutoka kwa 'zawadi za emoji' zinazolipwa na wanaume kutazama maonyesho ya wanawake barani Afrika, BBC ilisema.

Wachunguzi waliwatazama wanawake hao wakicheza na kucheza kwa njia ya kudokeza, wakitazamwa na mamia ya watu duniani kote.

Zawadi zinaweza kubadilishwa baadaye kuwa pesa taslimu. Katika baadhi ya mitiririko ya moja kwa moja, wanawake walitumia maneno ya siri ya ngono na kutangaza huduma za ngono kwenye mifumo mingine.

Kijana mmoja mwenye umri wa miaka 17 nchini Kenya, alikiri hivi: ‘Ninajiuza kwenye TikTok. Nacheza uchi. Ninafanya hivyo kwa sababu huko ndiko ninakoweza kupata pesa za kujikimu.’

Alikuwa na umri wa miaka 15 tu wakati rafiki yake alipomwonyesha jinsi ya kukwepa vizuizi vya umri kwenye tovuti ili kwenda moja kwa moja, Esther alifichua.

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Hii mitandao udhibiti wake umekuwa mgumu sana.

Kwahiyo Tiktok inawafwata walipo inawavua nguo na kuwachezesha ?

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