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According to sources, ByteDance's content moderation and data labeling team has just lost a "very high-ranking" employee. Photo: Reuters . |
Li Tong, head of content quality control at Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, is no longer listed on the personnel system of its parent company ByteDance, according to sources cited by SCMP .
Li Tong was a senior leader in charge of content censorship and data labeling for ByteDance's apps in China. His departure comes amid Beijing's increasingly stringent censorship requirements for social media.
Li Tong previously led the Content Quality and Data Services (CQC) team within the Douyin Group. This is one of ByteDance's core business units, responsible for many key products such as the short video platform Douyin and the news aggregation app Jinri Toutiao, the Chinese version of Reddit.
An anonymous employee said Li was a "very high-ranking" employee who had been with ByteDance for many years.
Established in 2017, CQC is responsible for monitoring content quality and user experience across more than 10 apps. According to Chinese media, the group's role is necessary because some extremely sensitive content cannot be detected by machines. Meanwhile, in China, social media platforms are obligated to censor content deemed illegal.
In May, China's Cyberspace Administration (CAC) announced it would continue to manage how online platforms recommend and control content, an initiative that began last October. One of the main goals is to reduce "obscene" content.
Furthermore, data labeling is also crucial for ByteDance. Douyin chairman Han Shangyou stated in March that the short-video platform's content recommendation system does not rely on traditional content labeling methods.
Last March, local media reported that the CQC group had sought third-party providers to assist in data labeling for artificial intelligence development, particularly in fields such as healthcare, law, and education . This move demonstrates the department's increasingly expanding role in data labeling, alongside its content moderation duties.
Source: https://znews.vn/sep-lon-o-tiktok-mat-vi-tri-post1559509.html
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