*Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice announced for the first time decisions against a social network
*During 2024 two boys and a girl died when they submitted to viral challenges
*Latest case was that of a young woman who set herself on fire live on TikTok
*Awareness campaign on the danger of social networks promoted in the country
*Supreme Court of Justice ordered TikTok to install an office in the country
*Money from the fine will be used to compensate the damages to those affected
*President Nicolas Maduro has given TikTok an ultimatum to restrict content that kills human beings
*During 2024 two boys and a girl died when they submitted to viral challenges
*Latest case was that of a young woman who set herself on fire live on TikTok
*Awareness campaign on the danger of social networks promoted in the country
*Supreme Court of Justice ordered TikTok to install an office in the country
*Money from the fine will be used to compensate the damages to those affected
*President Nicolas Maduro has given TikTok an ultimatum to restrict content that kills human beings
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00:00The Supreme Court of Justice of Venezuela imposed a fine of 10 million dollars on the
00:04social network TikTok in Latin America for being negligent in the control of content
00:09that endangers the integrity particularly of children and young people.
00:13The report with Madeline Garcia.
00:17The way was open to debate and control of the contents of TikTok's vital challenges.
00:24And the responsibility of the TikTok platform for the lack of
00:28timely control of the so-called viral challenges whose contents affect the
00:32health and lives of our children and adolescents has become evident.
00:44For this reason, the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice announced
00:48for the first time decisions against the social network for the protection of children and
00:52adolescents, victims of manipulation and violence of the videos posted on the platform,
00:57creating a precedent with TikTok.
01:02We impose on the company a fine equivalent to 10 million us dollars for not having
01:06implemented the necessary and adequate measures.
01:20To prevent the dissemination of publications whose content is elusive to the so-called viral
01:25challenges in violation of the Venezuelan legal system.
01:36During 2024, two boys and a girl died when they submitted to viral challenges.
01:41These images correspond to the last goodbye of Erica, 12 years old,
01:45who lost her life when she consumed three pills as part of a TikTok viral challenge.
01:50Almost 800 minors put their lives at risk, according to figures from the scientific police.
01:55The Ministry of Education has a huge responsibility to study the issue,
02:02to give recommendations, to regulate the use of social networking technologies in schools,
02:08and also to educate not only our students, but also our teachers and the family in family schools.
02:21The last case was that of a young woman with a special condition.
02:24She was set on fire live on TikTok following the viral challenge, the whale.
02:2970% of her body suffered first-degree burns.
02:34I don't know what the TikTok is called, but my poor daughter couldn't defend herself.
02:44An awareness campaign about the danger of social networks compared to a whisper that kills
02:49and traps the minds of children and adolescents, inciting them to suicide,
02:53is promoted in Venezuela.
03:02The Supreme Court of Justice also ordered TikTok to install an office in Venezuela
03:07in order to monitor and control the contents.
03:13All this for TikTok to assume the legal responsibility of operating publicly,
03:17also establishing a fine of $10 million, which is done in relation to the victims of the families
03:21that unfortunately are in mourning as a result of these networks.
03:28Another of the five decisions is that a technical round table will be created with the victims'
03:34families, and the money from the fine will be used to compensate the damages to those affected.
03:41President Nicolás Maduro had given an ultimatum to TikTok to restrict content that kills human
03:46beings. The network responded that it understood the concern but did not act. Now it will have
03:52eight days to comply with the decision of the Supreme Court of Justice. If it does not do so,
03:57the highest judicial body will take action.