The Brazilian government ordered the TikTok application to provide clarifications about the measures it takes to detect and remove content that offends women on its platform, after the widespread spread of videos simulating attacks on them.
These clips, which went viral to coincide with International Women’s Day on March 8, show men kicking, punching, and stabbing female dolls, and the texts accompanying these clips explicitly support this violence, with phrases such as “practice for rejection.”
“Tik Tok” is under pressure due to content that is offensive to women. The Brazilian Ministry of Justice sent a letter to TikTok, requesting clarification of the moderation system and recommendation algorithm, and an indication of whether the accounts that published the videos had received financial compensation. The social network has five days to respond, as Swiss Radio Lac reported.
According to the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the platform’s obligations go beyond simply removing content requested by the authorities, and noted that a recent ruling by the Brazilian Supreme Court expanded the scope of civil liability for social media platforms, obligating them to take proactive measures against content that depicts crimes against women.
The police opened an investigation and identified at least four accounts that posted such content, which spread widely under the hashtag “incaseshesaidno.” The Brazilian Bar Association warned that these videos may constitute incitement to kill women, inflict physical harm, and psychological violence.
For its part, the TikTok platform issued a statement confirming the removal of the aforementioned posts from the platform, and that its teams are working to identify any content that may be illegal in this regard. Brazil recorded 1,518 cases of murder of women in 2025, which is the highest number recorded since the murder of women was recognized as a crime in law ten years ago. (seventh day)
