Irish Lawmakers Seek TikTok Explanation About Wrong-Way Illegal Driving Trend
This is not the first time footage related to criminal activity in Ireland has appeared on TikTok.
TL;DR
- An Irish parliamentary committee has asked TikTok for details on its content moderation system.
- The request comes after the head of the Irish police force, Justin Kelly, stated that young people may be intentionally filming themselves driving on the wrong side of motorways for social media 'likes'.
- This issue gained prominence following a fatal head-on crash on the M9 motorway on Aug. 16, in which five teenage boys died.
- The car the teenagers were in was traveling on the wrong side of the motorway and collided with another vehicle, severely injuring its occupants.