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TikTok pledges to do more to fight hate content, calls out white nationalism

That includes taking action against "coded language and symbols" and "neighboring ideologies."

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TikTok is hoping to tamp down hateful content.

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TikTok is pushing back harder against hate content. The video app specifically is specifically targeting white nationalism and white genocide theory, which it called "neighboring ideologies" to the neo-Nazism and white supremacy it's already been working to remove.

 "As part of our efforts to prevent hateful ideologies from taking root, we will stem the spread of coded language and symbols that can normalize hateful speech and behavior," TikTok said Tuesday in a blog post.

The company will also target content linked to male supremacy and far-right identitarianism, as well as misinformation about specific Jewish people and families designed to spread anti-Semitism and content that is hurtful to the LGBTQ community, including conversion therapy.

In August, TikTok said it removed more than 380,000 videos in the US this year for violating its rules against hate speech. An Anti-Defamation League report from that month noted that the app was filled with content promoting white supremacist groups and anti-Semitism.

However, TikTok has problems beyond hate speech. The Trump administration has deemed the app a national security threat due to its Chinese ownership, and it faces a ban in the US unless parent company ByteDance sells off its assets to an American company. A deal with Oracle is pending.