Liked, Lured, Livestreamed: The Dark World of Digital Brothels - BBC Africa Eye Documentary
On TikTok live streams, girls as young as 15 are being exploited into selling sexual content. #BBCAfricaEye investigates to find out who is profiting.
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With its many dancing challenges and comedy sketches, it’s no surprise TikTok is popular with young Kenyans. The app is also a way for them to make money through its gifting service. But there’s a darker side, where young women – including teenage girls as young as 15 – are selling sexual content on live streams, with some being recruited and exploited by “digital pimps”.
Africa Eye's Debula Kemoli investigates.
A spokesperson for TikTok told the BBC it has zero tolerance for exploitation, enforces strict safety policies and has robust live content rules and moderation in place for 70 languages, including Swahili.
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