TikTok is trying to make your For You page a little safer. On April 17, TikTok announced that it’s updating its community guidelines to limit hate speech and health misinformation from appearing on your For You page. The new guidelines are expected to go into effect in May.
Once the new guidelines are active, content that’s flagged as promoting disordered eating or conspiracy theories shouldn’t appear on your For Your page. Accounts that repeatedly share these kinds of content will be harder to find in search as well, TikTok wrote in a press release. TikTok also introduced a Creator Code of Conduct, which holds influencers to a higher standard of behavior as they take part in TikTok’s monetization and reward programs.
TikTok’s announcement comes at a busy time for the social media platform. The US House of Representatives passed a national security spending bill on April 20 that included language that would force a sale of TikTok from its Chinese parent company ByteDance. A similar measure failed to gain traction in the senate earlier this year, but TikTok and its users were extremely concerned the legislation would effectively ban TikTok. The new bill now faces a senate vote.
Here’s what you need to know about TikTok’s new community guidelines and For You page eligibility.
TikTok adds safeguards against hate speech, health misinformation
Community guidelines are rules that lay out what content is and isn’t allowed on the platform. On TikTok, there’s an extra layer to these guidelines that outlines what content is eligible to be recommended across For You feeds.
