CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s Supreme Court docket on Monday issued a $10 million nice towards TikTok for “not implementing measures” to forestall viral video challenges which have allegedly led to the deaths of three Venezuelan youngsters not too long ago.

Decide Tania D’Amelio stated TikTok had acted in a negligent method and gave it eight days to pay the nice, whereas additionally ordering the video service firm to open an workplace in Venezuela that will supervise content material in order that it complies with native legal guidelines.

The decide didn’t clarify how Venezuela would pressure TikTok, whose parent company is based in China, to pay the nice. Venezuela has blocked dozens of internet sites in earlier years for not complying with laws set by its telecommunications fee.

TikTok didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark from The Related Press.

In November, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro blamed TikTok for the dying of a 12-year-old woman who allegedly died after collaborating in a TikTok problem that concerned taking tranquilizer drugs and never falling asleep.

Venezuela’s Training Minister Hector Rodriguez additionally stated final month {that a} 14-year-old died after participating in a TikTok problem that concerned sniffing substances. And on Nov. 21, Venezuela’s lawyer normal blamed video challenges on TikTok for the dying of a 3rd youngster.

Dozens of radio stations and tv channels have been taken off the air in Venezuela beneath Maduro over their information protection. Greater than 60 web sites belonging to human rights teams and information corporations have been blocked at completely different instances this 12 months, in line with VE Sin Filtro, a bunch that tracks media freedoms within the South American nation.

In August, Venezuela banned the social media platform X as 1000’s of Venezuelans took to the streets t o protest the re-election of Maduro.

The Venezuelan authorities initially banned X for 10 days, after Maduro accused its proprietor Elon Musk of utilizing the social media platform to “orchestrate assaults towards Venezuela.” Musk had accused Maduro of rigging the July 28 election, which the United Nations and the Carter Heart, a company that displays elections all over the world, stated didn’t meet international standards.

X can now be accessed on privately run web suppliers in Venezuela, however it’s nonetheless blocked by Venezuela’s state owned web supplier Movilnet.

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Rueda reported from Bogotá, Colombia

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