{"id":7540,"date":"2023-01-03T18:50:19","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T18:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/03\/tiktok-adds-5-new-ways-to-enforce-safety-for-teen-users\/"},"modified":"2023-01-03T18:50:19","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T18:50:19","slug":"tiktok-adds-5-new-ways-to-enforce-safety-for-teen-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/03\/tiktok-adds-5-new-ways-to-enforce-safety-for-teen-users\/","title":{"rendered":"TikTok adds 5 new ways to enforce safety for teen users"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TikTok has announced five new ways to help keep teens safe on the platform. The new enforcement policies will also make borderline or \u201csuggestive\u201d content ineligible for recommendation into TikTok For You feeds. <\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s new. <\/strong>TikTok is increasing their enforcement of nudity, sexual activity, and sexually explicit content, including content that directs to adult websites or apps for teen users (age 13-17). <\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/03\/tiktok-adds-5-new-ways-to-enforce-safety-for-teen-users\/#1_Enforcing_policies_on_sexually_suggestive_content\" >1. Enforcing policies on sexually suggestive content<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/03\/tiktok-adds-5-new-ways-to-enforce-safety-for-teen-users\/#2_Innovating_Content_Levels\" >2. Innovating Content Levels<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/03\/tiktok-adds-5-new-ways-to-enforce-safety-for-teen-users\/#3_Automation\" >3. Automation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/03\/tiktok-adds-5-new-ways-to-enforce-safety-for-teen-users\/#4_Partnerships\" >4. Partnerships<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/03\/tiktok-adds-5-new-ways-to-enforce-safety-for-teen-users\/#5_Giving_power_back_to_the_creators\" >5. Giving power back to the creators<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Enforcing_policies_on_sexually_suggestive_content\"><\/span>1. Enforcing policies on sexually suggestive content<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For audiences under age 13, TikTok has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/community-guidelines?lang=en#44\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">policies<\/a>\u00a0around content categories that are not eligible for recommendation, including implied nudity, sensual content, and other content that is not suitable. TikTok says that they are continuing to improve the technology that detects these types of posts. <\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Innovating_Content_Levels\"><\/span>2. Innovating Content Levels<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In 2022, TikTok introduced its Content Levels system, which is designed to prevent certain content with more mature or complex themes (such as content containing profanity, adult innuendo, or sexually suggestive content) from reaching audiences between ages 13-17. The additional added steps to that system have helped to prevent those teen accounts from viewing over 1 million overtly sexually suggestive videos in the last 30 days.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Automation\"><\/span>3. Automation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>TikTok has been investing in machine learning models to improve their consistency and accuracy in detecting sexually explicit, suggestive, or borderline content. TikTok says:<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re making progress to reduce the prevalence of borderline or suggestive content recommendations overall, and are now launching the next iteration of our borderline suggestive model which we expect to improve detection of such content, therefore creating a more appropriate and comfortable experience for teen account holders.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Partnerships\"><\/span>4. Partnerships<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>TikTok recently partnered with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/stopncii.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">StopNCII.org<\/a>, joining forces with Meta and Bumble, to bolster efforts to stop the spread of non-consensual intimate imagery.\u00a0The collaboration will provide better support for victims, as well as help prevent content identified through our partnership with StopNCII from being posted on the platform.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Giving_power_back_to_the_creators\"><\/span>5. Giving power back to the creators<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Audience controls were rolled out last year as a way for creators to restrict their content to accounts over 18 in LIVE. The Audience controls feature has begun rolling out to creators of short-form video and will expand the feature globally over the coming weeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>What TikTok says. <\/strong>\u201cOur goal has always been to make sure our community, especially teens on our platform, have a safe, positive and joyful experience when they come to TikTok.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dig deeper. <\/strong>You can review the new policies in TikTok\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.tiktok.com\/en-us\/strengthening-enforcement-of-sexually-suggestive-content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blog post<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Why we care. <\/strong>The creation and enforcement of new policies are part of their broader push toward increasing safety for teen TikTok users. In the past, TikTok has faced scrutiny from users and the government for not doing more to secure their platform and enforce content policies. <\/p>\n<p><strong>More about TikTok safety:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/tiktoks-brand-safety-center-380405\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok\u2019s brand safety center consolidates transparency updates, announcements and partnerships<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/tiktok-launches-inventory-filters-for-safe-ad-placements-386396\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok launches Inventory Filters for safe ad placements<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/fcc-wants-apple-and-google-to-remove-tiktok-386147\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FCC tells Google, Apple to remove TikTok<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/tiktok-adds-5-new-ways-to-enforce-safety-for-teen-users-390917\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok adds 5 new ways to enforce safety for teen users<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Search Engine Land<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TikTok has announced five new ways to help keep teens safe on the platform. The new enforcement policies will also make borderline or \u201csuggestive\u201d content ineligible for recommendation into TikTok For You feeds. What\u2019s new. TikTok is increasing their enforcement of nudity, sexual activity, and sexually explicit content, including content that directs to adult websites or apps for teen users (age 13-17). 1. Enforcing policies on sexually suggestive content For audiences under age 13, TikTok has\u00a0policies\u00a0around content categories that are not eligible for recommendation, including implied [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"h5ap_radio_sources":[],"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-best-seo-blogs"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":false,"author_link":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/author\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7540\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}