SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - TikTok provided more details in the wake of the disturbing livestream that sent celebrity blogger Perez Hilton to the hospital.
A spokesperson for the platform explained why it allowed the video of Tuesday night’s livestream to stay live as long as it did. Officials said it followed a protocol chain, first sending it to content moderators in the United States, then to law enforcement.
Authorities then shut down the stream and banned Hilton’s account.
By that point, Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies said, the law enforcement agency had already received several calls from concerned fans.
The graphic livestream appeared to show a bloodied Hilton harming himself in his Westchester home. He was taken to a hospital for care.
Hilton’s family said his three children left the house with relatives as soon as they realized their father was in crisis.
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