ByteDance's Chinese TikTok app, Douyin, is now criticized by Cantonese-speaking streamers after the platform took down their videos.  

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They claimed that Douyin was prematurely cutting off their content. Of course, ByteDance explained why this happens on TikTok. 

This was seen in the message received by the Cantonese-speaking live streamers. 

They explained that their screen will take down their posts and say that the texts or languages are unrecognizable. 

TikTok Prematurely Taking Down Cantonese Content? 

According to Fortune's latest report, the Cantonese language is spoken by around 85 million Chinese residents. 

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Those who use the dialect are really frustrated with TikTok's actions. Some of the Cantonese-speaking streamers even accused Douyin of discrimination. 

Guangdong liangzai feng shao, a Cantonese-speaking streamer, said that the action of TikTok regarding their content is ridiculous, as reported by the South China Morning Post. 

Due to this issue, he decided to limit his uploads on Douyin. The influencer added that he also reduced his live streams because of the platform's restrictions.  

Is TikTok Fixing the Issue? 

ByteDance hasn't responded to the complaints of affected Cantonese streamers.

But, if the problem worsens, the company will have no choice but to address the issue. 

This is not the first time the Chinese TikTok version has been accused of prematurely taking down Cantonese videos. 

Back in 2020, many users also called out the Chinese video platform because they were encouraged to use Mandarin instead of Cantonese. 

During that period, ByteDance explained that they are still enhancing their moderation capabilities in languages so that its platform can easily recognize other dialects. 

On the other hand, ByteDance explained that the live-streaming feature of TikTok was just launched in 2018.

The company said that it is still considered a "newer feature," which suggests that they still need time to improve its moderation capabilities. 

If you want further details about the latest issue of Douyin, you can visit this link. 

Previously, the U.K. warned TikTok after it was accused of failing to protect children's privacy. 

We also reported that the TikTok Sept. 24 conspiracy is not actually true, thanks to fact checkers' efforts to debunk the theory. 

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Written by Griffin Davis