Ruto, TikTok CEO Chew agree to moderate content in Kenya

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Kenya’s President William Ruto. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA | NMG

TikTok has agreed to moderate content on its app in Kenya, the country's presidency said Thursday, days after parliament received a petition to ban the popular video-sharing platform. 

TikTok, owned by Chinese technology giant ByteDance, is facing intense scrutiny across the world due to privacy and security concerns.