TikTok says it has “not found evidence of such threats originating or spreading via TikTok,” and some local authorities said they had seen no specific threats.
School districts and law enforcement agencies across the country are preparing for violence in schools Friday based on threats said to have been spread on the social media platform TikTok, though authorities say there are no apparent credible threats and TikTok says it’s seen no evidence of the threats on its platform....
Thursday, “It is our understanding that the challenge encourages students to make threats of shootings, bomb threats and violence against schools.”
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