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TikTok is facing possible legal action from two of its employees over plans to axe hundreds of jobs from its UK online safety team.
In June 2025, the social media giant said it would be expanding its “investment and presence” in the UK, proudly declaring: "What underpins our continued growth is our deep commitment to safety”.
Two months later, TikTok said it would be slashing its London-based trust and safety team, including content moderators - the people responsible for assessing and removing dangerous and graphic videos from the platform.
open image in gallery TikTok has been accused of ‘union-busting’ after it axed jobs from its trust and safety team in London ( Alamy/PA )
TikTok said the move was part of a “wider global reorganisation” - a shift away from human moderation, and towards using automated systems, including artificial intelligence (AI).
But employees see it differently. They claim the redundancies were announced just seven days before a ballot was due to take place among workers on whether to union
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