TikTok tweaks guidelines to ban misleading videos, underage delinquent behavior

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Viral video app TikTok has announced changes to its community guidelines in a bid to curb misinformation and abusive content.

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Los Angeles: Viral video app TikTok has announced changes to its community guidelines in a bid to curb misinformation and abusive content.

As Engadget reports, the new guidelines also touch on grooming behaviour, child abuse, and specifically mentions a ban on content depicting minors engaged in 'delinquent behaviour'.

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Content with underage delinquent behavior is defined by TikTok as videos depicting minors consuming, possessing or suspected of consuming alcoholic beverages, drugs, or tobacco.

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TikTok will further ban content associated with firearms, hate speech, violence, and discrimination. It will also remove misinformation associated with political campaigns. (ANI)










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