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TikTok won't add E2EE to DMs because it would prevent police and safety teams from reading messages if needed, saying it wants to protect young users from harm (Joe Tidy/BBC) (www.techmeme.com)

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Joe Tidy / BBC: TikTok won't add E2EE to DMs because it would prevent police and safety teams from reading messages if needed, saying it wants to protect young users from harm — TikTok will not introduce end-to-end encryption (E2EE) - the controversial privacy feature used by nearly all its rivals - arguing it makes users less safe.

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[–] mrnobody@reddthat.com 1 points 2 days ago

So... A "young user" couldn't get help from parents to go to police and show "encrypted" messages from another user that's soliciting anything inappropriate??? I can bullshit.

A. if there's CSAM being shared, that means whomever is "overseeing" these messages is also participating in CSAM and therefore also breaking the law, B. Even of police found out about illegal anything being sent, a minor would want probably want the person to get in trouble, C. If this is a matter of "sexting" between 2 minors, I hate to say it, but I'd prefer it be encrypted to avoid falling into the wrong hands! 2 <18y/olds (or whatever the legal age) having sex or seeing each other naked in person isn't really any different than the pic, but I get the picture is now evidence/proof and could be forever.