Earlier this week we reported on claims of TikTok allegedly blocking out the “#BlackLivesMatter” and “#GeorgeFloyd” hashtags, as well as other hashtags related to the murder of George.
TikTok then released a statement following these allegations, stating they stand with the Black community.
TikTok has since fixed what they claimed to be a bug, and are taking steps to do more as they understand that “fixing the problem was not enough.”
A TikTok rep tells us that the company “Will be donating $3 million from our Community Relief Fund to non-profits that help the Black community, which has been disproportionately affected by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
In addition, they acknowledge that this is only a starting point, but will also be committing another “$1 million towards fighting the racial injustice and inequality that we are witnessing in this country.”
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