We have clear community guidelines that prohibit pornography, child sexual abuse material, and violence, and we ensure that users under 18 have a more restricted experience on the platform.

We take the safety of our teenage users very seriously and have made commitments to prioritize their safety, as it is essential for fulfilling our mission to inspire creativity and joy. Dangerous challenges are not allowed on TikTok. We proactively invest resources to identify and remove them from our platform, redirecting users searching for such content to safety resources.

We aim to provide parents with tools to monitor their children's online activities while respecting their privacy and autonomy.

We actively encourage healthy screen time habits by sending reminders to users who spend too much time on TikTok, and we set a default 60-minute time limit for users under 18.

We are committed to addressing the mental health concerns associated with social media by proactively removing mature content unsuitable for teenagers and redirecting searches for sensitive terms to safety resources.

To verify user ages, we primarily rely on age gating during sign-up and also check the age against the content they post, while balancing privacy concerns.

We are on a mission to empower parents with insights into their children's online activities without invading their privacy.

Parents are increasingly concerned about TikTok's impact on their children, and there should be bipartisan support to address the effects of social media on youth.

Parents should educate their children about the dangers of online content, similar to how they teach about good and bad touch, to help them navigate the digital world safely.