TikTok’s algorithm not only allows children to access pornography and highly sexualized content – it actively pushes them toward it, according to a report released Friday.

Accounts created by researchers posing as 13-year-olds quickly received recommendations for sexually explicit search suggestions — despite having safety settings for minors switched on — according to Global Witness , a nonprofit that does investigative research.

Some of the search bar suggestions on those children’s accounts included terms like “hardcore pawn clips” and “very very rude skimpy outfits” – leading to content of women simulating masturbation, flashing their underwear or exposing their breasts, the report found.

Accounts created by researchers posing as 13-year-olds were quickly recommended sexually expl

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