threat-intel Senators press TikTok over withholding of safety features for some users U.S. senators are investigating TikTok over allegations that the company intentionally disabled safety features for a subset of users, including a 16-year-old who died after viewing harmful content. The company conducted A/B tests to assess the impact of these features on user engagement, raising concerns about priorit… The Record · Aug 20, 2026 High safetyalgorithmchild-safety