Sources: multiple women accuse London-based TikTok executive Steve Ware of sexual harassment and say TikTok mishandled the allegations, a pattern at the company
Woman's employment contract terminated after internal probe into complaint about advances made by senior manager
Read @CristinaCriddle's meticulous and dogged reporting of a pattern of sexual harassment - and its consequent mishandling - at TikTok. These stories are impossibly hard to report and require trust and courage. Very proud to see this up. https://www.ft.com/...
“He had left, and it did not reflect badly on TikTok anymore,” the complainant said. “I was left waiting for six months without any outcome . . . I did not get any justice.” “I was scared of losing my job if I said something . . . and [that is what happened] in the end,” 3/5
TikTok upheld a complaint against its ex head of UK ecommerce studio operations, and said his behaviour violated its codes of conduct on harassment. He left the job in Sept midway through the investigation. The complainant had her contract terminated after. 2/5
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TikTok has been accused of mishandling sexual harassment allegations against a senior manager in London. Inappropriate comments included asking for oral sex in an office, wanting to “rip” somebody's clothes off and discussing “teabagging” openly. He denies all the claims 1/5 🧵
An alarming investigation by @CristinaCriddle in @FT TikTok has been accused of mishandling allegations of sexual harassment against a senior manager in London, highlighting concerns about the working culture at the fast-growing social media platform. https://www.ft.com/...
TikTok said it was “confident” it took appropriate steps in response: “Harassment of any kind in our workplace is completely unacceptable and will be met with the strongest form of disciplinary action possible,” 4/5