The guidelines prohibit content that could mislead voters or interfere with elections, specifically including false claims about voting procedures, voter eligibility, and election outcomes.
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This provision establishes an enforcement basis for removal of election-related misinformation, which intersects with political speech considerations, AI-generated content provisions, and regulatory frameworks addressing platform responsibility for electoral integrity.
Interpretive note: The 'could mislead voters' standard involves predictive impact assessment rather than factual falsity verification, introducing interpretive discretion regarding the scope of prohibited content.
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 →The agreement prohibits content containing false claims about voting procedures, voter eligibility, or election outcomes. Under these terms, such content is subject to removal under TikTok's Community Guidelines regardless of the format in which it appears.
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(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision may require evaluation under the EU Digital Services Act, which requires very large online platforms to assess and mitigate systemic risks including electoral manipulation.
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This provision establishes an enforcement basis for removal of election-related misinformation, which intersects with political speech considerations, AI-generated content provisions, and regulatory frameworks addressing platform responsibility for electoral integrity.
The agreement prohibits content containing false claims about voting procedures, voter eligibility, or election outcomes. Under these terms, such content is subject to removal under TikTok's Community Guidelines regardless of the format in which it appears.
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