TikTok reserves the right to exclude content from For You Feed algorithmic recommendation when it identifies that content as meeting platform-defined FYF Ineligibility standards, without removing the content from the platform.
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This provision establishes a two-tier content moderation mechanism under which content may remain accessible on the platform but receive no algorithmic distribution, creating a material impact on creator reach and commercial visibility without triggering formal content removal.
Interpretive note: The full FYF Ineligibility criteria are defined in a separate section of the guidelines not reproduced in this document, limiting assessment of the complete scope of this provision.
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 →Under this provision, content that TikTok identifies as FYF Ineligible will not be recommended through the platform's primary discovery algorithm, which may limit organic audience reach for affected content without the content being removed from the platform.
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Compare across platforms →"However, not all content is guaranteed to be recommended. When we identify content that falls under the 'FYF Ineligible' standards in our Community Guidelines, it won't be recommended in the FYF.Excerpt from TikTok's Community Guidelines
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: FYF eligibility decisions function as algorithmic curation decisions that may engage the EU Digital Services Act, which imposes transparency and explainability requirements on recommender systems operated by very large online platforms.
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This provision establishes a two-tier content moderation mechanism under which content may remain accessible on the platform but receive no algorithmic distribution, creating a material impact on creator reach and commercial visibility without triggering formal content removal.
Under this provision, content that TikTok identifies as FYF Ineligible will not be recommended through the platform's primary discovery algorithm, which may limit organic audience reach for affected content without the content being removed from the platform.
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