The policy index lists politics, governments, and elections as a distinct advertising category, indicating that political and election-related advertising is subject to separate rules, restrictions, or prohibitions on TikTok's advertising platform.
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Political and election advertising on digital platforms is subject to FEC disclosure requirements in the US and equivalent election law obligations in other jurisdictions, and platform-level restrictions in this category may include outright prohibitions or specific disclosure and targeting requirements that affect campaign eligibility.
Interpretive note: The operative restrictions, definitions of political advertising, and eligibility conditions reside in a subordinate document not reproduced here; the index does not specify whether paid political advertising is permitted or prohibited.
This provision establishes that political, government, and election-related advertising is governed by a separate policy category, which may restrict or prohibit certain political advertising formats, targeting parameters, or content types on TikTok's platform.
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Political and election advertising on digital platforms is subject to FEC disclosure requirements in the US and equivalent election law obligations in other jurisdictions, and platform-level restrictions in this category may include outright prohibitions or specific disclosure and targeting requirements that affect campaign eligibility.
This provision establishes that political, government, and election-related advertising is governed by a separate policy category, which may restrict or prohibit certain political advertising formats, targeting parameters, or content types on TikTok's platform.
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