The page states that TikTok engages external academics, researchers, and safety partners through Advisory Councils to inform platform governance and safety practices.
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The disclosure of external advisory body engagement is a platform governance transparency mechanism. The operative scope, mandate, and influence of these Advisory Councils on platform policy decisions are not detailed on this page.
Interpretive note: The operative scope, mandate, and decision-making authority of TikTok's Advisory Councils are not described on this page; the governance significance of this disclosure cannot be assessed without reviewing the councils' terms of reference.
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 Community Guidelines document no longer contains the substantive explanations of prohibited conduct, safety standards, and platform rules that previously appeared in one consolidated location. Users must now navigate to separate linked resources to understand what content is allowed, what triggers removal, and how the For You feed operates. This change makes it less convenient to quickly review the full range of platform rules, though the underlying policies themselves appear to remain accessible through linked pages.
View change record →Removal of advisory council reference may reflect deprioritization of external governance transparency or reallocation to separate trust/safety documentation.
View full change record →The page discloses that TikTok uses Advisory Councils composed of external academics, researchers, and safety partners to inform platform governance. The specific scope, authority, and outputs of these councils are not described on this page.
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Compare across platforms →"We work with academics, researchers, and safety partners around the world, including through our Advisory Councils, to help improve the TikTok experience.Excerpt from TikTok's Community Guidelines
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: External advisory body engagement by platforms engages transparency and accountability expectations under the EU Digital Services Act, which requires designated very large online platforms to conduct risk assessments and engage with vetted …
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The disclosure of external advisory body engagement is a platform governance transparency mechanism. The operative scope, mandate, and influence of these Advisory Councils on platform policy decisions are not detailed on this page.
The page discloses that TikTok uses Advisory Councils composed of external academics, researchers, and safety partners to inform platform governance. The specific scope, authority, and outputs of these councils are not described on this page.
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