TikTok Germany moderators raise alarm over layoff plans

Berlin, Jul 17, 2025 -Content moderators at the German branch of social media giant TikTok sounded the alarm Thursday about what they say is a plan to replace them with artificial intelligence, potentially putting platform users at risk.

Around 50 people gathered for a protest near the offices of TikTok Germany, among them some of the 150-strong “trust and safety” department in Berlin, who say management are threatening to fire them en masse.

Holding a banner reading “we trained your machines, pay us what we deserve”, the protestors said TikTok had…