Technology22 Sept 2026SEO 801 min read

Analysis: TikTok’s US arm joins Lantern, a cross-platform child safety initiative

Eight months after it was spun out of TikTok , the social media platform’s U.S. unit, known as TikTok USDS Joint Venture, is joining Lantern, a cross-pla…

Eight months after it was spun out of TikTok , the social media platform’s U.S. unit, known as TikTok USDS Joint Venture, is joining Lantern, a cross-platform child safety program by a group of tech companies. Lantern, launched in 2023, helps social media companies work together to securely share signals of harmful behavior and content in order to identify bad actors as they move across platforms. Members in the program include Google, X, Snap, Twitch, Anthropic, Meta, Discord, Microsoft,…

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