Content moderator sues TikTok in UK alleging toxic work environment

ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok was sued by a content moderator in the UK alleging disability discrimination and a toxic work environment that caused her stress and pregnancy complications.

Olivia Anton Altamirano worked on TikTok’s Badness Project meant to weed out harmful content from the platform. She was given targets that were “impossible to meet” and was discriminated because she suffered from multiple sclerosis, Altamirano alleged in court filings. TikTok denied all allegations.