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TikTok (part of ByteDance)

  • Technology: General, Internet & social media
  • China

  • TikTok Inc. (TikTok) is a social media technology company headquartered in China. TikTok operates a social media application for creating and sharing short mobile videos. TikTok is part of ByteDance Limited, a Chinese multinational internet technology holding.

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Indicators

Global Network Initiative ? Membership in the Global Network Initiative, an alliance that helps companies respect freedom of expression and privacy rights when faced with government pressure to hand over user data, remove content, or restrict communications.

UN Global Compact ? Membership in the United Nations Global Compact, a voluntary initiative based on CEO commitments to implement universal sustainability principles and to take steps to support UN goals.

Transparency Report ? Reports detailing how the company processes third-party requests and enforces internal rules regarding people’s data and mitigates risks to their rights. Latest available report linked.

Human Rights Policy ? Company policy describing its approach and commitment to human rights

Business Code of Conduct ? A company code of conduct (or code of ethics) is a company document in which it sets out a set of principles that it commits itself to follow, or requires its employees and/or subcontractors to follow.
Indicator last reviewed 03-01-2024

Stories with associated response requests ? We sought responses from TikTok (part of ByteDance) to the allegations raised in these stories. Find out more about our Company Response Mechanism.

Benchmark rankings

Digital Inclusion Benchmark 2021
? A ranking of 150 influential technology companies on four areas of digital inclusion: enhancing universal access to digital technologies; improving all levels of digital skills; fostering trustworthy use by mitigating risks and harms; innovating openly, inclusively, and ethically.
18 / 100

Top associated countries

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