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TikTok profits from livestreams of families begging
Children are among those pleading for hours for digital gifts, as the company takes a cut of up to 70%.
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TikTok profits from livestreams of families begging
Children are among those pleading for hours for digital gifts, as the company takes a cut of up to 70%.
![Jade McCrossen-Nethercott](https://web.archive.org/web/20221014110807/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/143EF/production/_126972928_1024-super-sexsomnia_still3.jpg)
'Claims I had sexsomnia destroyed my rape case'
Jade's case failed to reach court because it was suggested she may have a rare sleep disorder.
![Cassie Lovelock](https://web.archive.org/web/20221014110807/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/16AC6/production/_127007829_mediaitem127007823.jpg)
Only 1% of disability hate crimes result in a charge
Research by two charities finds that only 1% of disability hate crimes results in a charge
![Milton pictured at a US military housing complex in South Korea, soon after he was adopted](https://web.archive.org/web/20221014110807/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/1454F/production/_126897238_976x549miltonateasterage9justpost-adoptioninrghhousingcomplexkorea_creditmiltonwashington.jpg)
'I refused to get out of the car unless they took me home'
South Korean orphan Milton dreamed of making it to America, the land of his father. One day he seized his chance.
![Anne Hegerty](https://web.archive.org/web/20221014110807/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/8386/production/_126907633_mediaitem126905985.jpg)
Anne Hegerty: ‘Quizzing is easy, daily life is difficult'
The Governess, Anne Hegerty, on autism and how she finds everyday household tasks difficult.
![Alan Haslam](https://web.archive.org/web/20221014110807/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/274A/production/_126885001_1024-alan-06.jpg)
I went undercover to expose abuse at mental health unit
Alan Haslam spent three months on the wards - what he calls a frightening place for patients and staff.
![An undercover image of a patient being restrained](https://web.archive.org/web/20221014110807/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/7AC4/production/_126882413_broadswordstill.jpg)
‘I’ve been treated like I'm an animal’
A mental health hospital has traumatised a vulnerable young woman with autism, her family says.
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TikTok profits from livestreams of families begging
Children are among those pleading for hours for digital gifts, as the company takes a cut of up to 70%.
![Jade McCrossen-Nethercott](https://web.archive.org/web/20221014110807/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/143EF/production/_126972928_1024-super-sexsomnia_still3.jpg)
'Claims I had sexsomnia destroyed my rape case'
Jade's case failed to reach court because it was suggested she may have a rare sleep disorder.
![Cassie Lovelock](https://web.archive.org/web/20221014110807/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/16AC6/production/_127007829_mediaitem127007823.jpg)
Only 1% of disability hate crimes result in a charge
Research by two charities finds that only 1% of disability hate crimes results in a charge
![Milton pictured at a US military housing complex in South Korea, soon after he was adopted](https://web.archive.org/web/20221014110807/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/1454F/production/_126897238_976x549miltonateasterage9justpost-adoptioninrghhousingcomplexkorea_creditmiltonwashington.jpg)
'I refused to get out of the car unless they took me home'
South Korean orphan Milton dreamed of making it to America, the land of his father. One day he seized his chance.
![Anne Hegerty](https://web.archive.org/web/20221014110807/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/8386/production/_126907633_mediaitem126905985.jpg)
Anne Hegerty: ‘Quizzing is easy, daily life is difficult'
The Governess, Anne Hegerty, on autism and how she finds everyday household tasks difficult.
![Alan Haslam](https://web.archive.org/web/20221014110807/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/274A/production/_126885001_1024-alan-06.jpg)
I went undercover to expose abuse at mental health unit
Alan Haslam spent three months on the wards - what he calls a frightening place for patients and staff.
![An undercover image of a patient being restrained](https://web.archive.org/web/20221014110807/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/7AC4/production/_126882413_broadswordstill.jpg)
‘I’ve been treated like I'm an animal’
A mental health hospital has traumatised a vulnerable young woman with autism, her family says.
![Jade McCrossen-Nethercott](https://web.archive.org/web/20221014110807/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/143EF/production/_126972928_1024-super-sexsomnia_still3.jpg)
'Claims I had sexsomnia destroyed my rape case'
Jade's case failed to reach court because it was suggested she may have a rare sleep disorder.
![Cassie Lovelock](https://web.archive.org/web/20221014110807/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/16AC6/production/_127007829_mediaitem127007823.jpg)
Only 1% of disability hate crimes result in a charge
Research by two charities finds that only 1% of disability hate crimes results in a charge
![Milton pictured at a US military housing complex in South Korea, soon after he was adopted](https://web.archive.org/web/20221014110807/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/1454F/production/_126897238_976x549miltonateasterage9justpost-adoptioninrghhousingcomplexkorea_creditmiltonwashington.jpg)
'I refused to get out of the car unless they took me home'
South Korean orphan Milton dreamed of making it to America, the land of his father. One day he seized his chance.