COVID-19 relief: TikTok offers USD 250 mn as relief fund


By MYBRANDBOOK


COVID-19 relief: TikTok offers USD 250 mn as relief fund

Popular social video app TikTok pledged to contribute $250 million to pandemic relief efforts around the world.

 

TikTok reports that the funds would be for front line medical workers, educators, and local communities deeply affected by the global crisis.

 

“We are committed to playing our part in that global outpouring of mutual support and giving,” TikTok president Alex Zhu said in a statement.

 

“We want to magnify all we are seeing across our community and translate it into concrete relief for those most affected by this crisis.”

 

TikTok said the funds would be allocated for medical staffing, supplies, and hardship relief for health care workers through the US Centers for Disease Control, World Health Organisation, and agencies working to distribute supplies in hard-hit countries including India, Indonesia, Italy and South Korea.

 

“Also funds would be donated to organisations that serve groups representative of TikTok’s diverse user communities, including musicians, artists, nurses, educators, and families that have come together on our platform,” Zhu said.

 

TikTok, popular with teens for its short music videos, has become one of the most widely used social platforms in recent months and has seen interest surge during the pandemic.

 

But officials from the FBI, the Justice Department and Homeland Security have warned that the video-sharing app could become another tool exploited by Chinese intelligence services.

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