Amnesty international will deliver a global petition to TikTok's office in Dublin this morning 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, will be delivered 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.
"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," said Zahra Asif Razvi, Campaigner at Amnesty International.
"Its toxic design has caused harm to children in many parts of the world."
"TikTok must make its platform safe for children and young people to socialise, learn and access information and not be harmed," she said.
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, the video-sharing platform outlined how it is aiming to use AI to bolster user safety.
It also 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.
