Published Aug 20, 2026, 8:00 AM ET · Updated 3 months ago · 3 sources

Senators Demand Answers From TikTok About ‘Depraved’ Safety Experiment

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Two US senators have sent a letter to TikTok executives demanding answers about an experiment the company ran that withheld a safety feature from millions of users, including a teenager who died by suicide. The senators, co-sponsors of an online child safety bill, called TikTok’s decision to conduct the test “depraved.”