Amnesty International has delivered a global petition to TikTok's office in Dublin calling on the platform to do more to protect children and young people from harmful content.
The petition, which has 170,240 signatures from around the world, was handed over by four young digital rights activists from Ireland, Argentina and France.
Amnesty International said the petition highlights harms linked to platform features that prioritise engagement over user safety.
"I'm passionate because this effects so many young people across the world and there needs to be a change," Irish activist Mary Kate Harten told RTÉ News.
"This is something that shouldn't be ignored. 170,000 people isn't just a number, it's an amount of people and it's very important that TikTok listens to these people that use its platform in order to make it a safer space," she added.
"These signatures represent a global demand for TikTok to replace its current business model of an app that is addictive by design with one that is safe by design," Zahra Asif Razvi, Campaigner at Amnesty International, said.
"TikTok must make its platform safe for children and young people to socialise, learn and access information and not be harmed."
Amnesty International said it has repeatedly found that TikTok's 'For You' feed can push children and young people into a cycle of depression, self-harm and suicide-related content.
Last week, TikTok hosted a European Trust and Safety Forum at its Dublin office.
At the event, it announced the introduction of a new 'Time and Wellbeing Space' that TikTok said will "help people relax and build mindful digital habits" while using the app.
"This update builds on our ongoing work to support the safety and wellbeing of the TikTok community, especially teens," the platform said.
It also said that it has default safeguards in place for teen accounts, including over 50 preset safety, privacy, and security settings.
