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Algorithmic transparency provisions establish procedural obligations for platforms to disclose the operational parameters of content distribution systems. This affects how the service communicates its technical practices and content curation mechanisms to users.
The updated Community Guidelines footer no longer includes a direct link to TikTok's Children's Privacy Policy. Previously, users navigating the Community Guidelines could access child-specific privacy disclosures through the footer link. The Children's Privacy Policy itself may remain available on TikTok's platform, but this change reduces the visibility and discoverability of that document from the Community Guidelines page. Users seeking child privacy information from the Community Guidelines will need to navigate elsewhere or search for it independently.
View change record →Users operate under terms that require TikTok to provide information about how algorithmic recommendations function on the platform. The specific scope, format, and granularity of required disclosures depend on what transparency obligations the guidelines establish.
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Algorithmic transparency provisions establish procedural obligations for platforms to disclose the operational parameters of content distribution systems. This affects how the service communicates its technical practices and content curation mechanisms to users.
Users operate under terms that require TikTok to provide information about how algorithmic recommendations function on the platform. The specific scope, format, and granularity of required disclosures depend on what transparency obligations the guidelines establish.
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