Subj : TikTok brings dedicated STEM feed to Europe
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Tue Apr 02 2024 10:45:05

TikTok brings dedicated STEM feed to Europe

Date:
Tue, 02 Apr 2024 09:30:00 +0000

Description:
Dedicated STEM feed with reliable, accurate content is coming to more TikTok 
users following initial success.

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In an effort to provide more educational content on its platform, TikTok has 
announced the expansion of its STEM feed to Europe. 

Already rolled out across the US, TikToks STEM feed is set to roll out across 
Europe, beginning with the UK and Ireland. 

The news comes as the social media platform continues to face scrutiny in the 
US and the UK over the content it shows, as well as its alleged affiliation 
with the Chinese government. TikTok STEM feed 

The STEM feed, designed to provide users with science, technology, 
engineering, and mathematics knowledge from experts, will be available 
alongside the existing For You and Following tabs. For users under the age of 
18, the feed will be enabled by default, with older users granted permission 
to disable it. 

TikTok has partnered with Common Sense Networks and Poynter to review 
material featured on the STEM feed in order to ensure accuracy. 

The company said (via SocialMediaToday ): Starting in the UK and Ireland 
today, and across Europe in the coming weeks, users will be able to click on 
the STEM feed, alongside For You feed, to open up a world of knowledge from 
respected experts in their fields. The feed will include English speaking 
content with auto-translate subtitles, which will be fact checked by two 
independent organizations. 

Partners will include physicist @particleclara from The Large Hadron Collider 
at CERN and @NewScientist magazine. 

Since its launch in the US, the STEM feed has gained notable traction, with 
one-third of teenage users engaging with it on a weekly basis. More than 15 
million STEM-related videos have been published on the app in the past three 
years (via TechCrunch ). 

Despite the platforms efforts to provide more accurate information, the 
launch comes amid scrutiny over TikToks content moderation practises, with an 
ongoing EU investigation into its Digital Services Act compliance relating to 
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