Tell TikTok: Stop Profiting off Predators

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Tell TikTok: Stop Profiting off Predators

The petition to TikTok leadership reads:

Immediately remove ads on TikTok and TikTok Shop that promote the use of GPS trackers for stalking. Hire an independent third party to review ads on TikTok to ensure compliance with existing TikTok advertising policies.

We are disgusted. Recent reporting found that TikTok Shop is selling GPS trackers marketed to stalkers and abusers.

Video advertisements for the trackers have voice-overs explicitly encouraging viewers to secretly track a romantic partner, with captions like “Don’t you ever wonder about her? Maybe she’s got a booty call” and “"If your girl says she’s just out with friends every night, you’d better slap one of these on her car." The fact that the videos are reaching their target audience is evidenced by the comments. One says, “I bought some and put it on cars of girls I find attractive at the gym.

The word “horrifying” doesn’t even cover what is happening here.

Some of the video advertisements have millions of views, and TikTok Shop’s own metrics show that over 100,000 of the GPS devices have been sold through their platform.4 TikTok’s ads aren’t just normalizing controlling, abusive behavior, they’re enabling it on a massive scale.

We must band together as a group of survivors and allies to hold TikTok accountable. Sign now to join the fight!