“Our license to use Your Content includes...for the purposes of operating, improving, and providing the Platform and developing new technologies (including training, testing, and improving our machine learning models...”
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Users' content can be used to build and refine AI systems, meaning content shared on the Platform may contribute to TikTok's AI development beyond what users might expect from a standard content license.
Interpretive note: The excerpt lists several purposes covered by the license. The canonical claim focuses on the AI training and development purpose as the primary one given this clause's name and severity. Other purposes (operating, improving, and providing the Platform) are recorded in omitted_material.
The updated terms restrict platform access for users under 14 in Florida, narrowing the age group that can use the full Platform to those 14 and older in that state. Users under 14 in Florida must use the separate Under 13 Experience, which limits data collection and includes additional safety protections. Additionally, the revised liability exemptions now explicitly state that TikTok is not liable for suspension or termination of accounts, meaning users cannot seek damages for account loss under the terms of service.
View change record →Content you post on TikTok may be used by TikTok to train, test, and improve its machine learning models.
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"Our license to use Your Content includes...for the purposes of operating, improving, and providing the Platform and developing new technologies (including training, testing, and improving our machine learning models...Excerpt from TikTok's Terms of Service
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Users' content can be used to build and refine AI systems, meaning content shared on the Platform may contribute to TikTok's AI development beyond what users might expect from a standard content license.
Content you post on TikTok may be used by TikTok to train, test, and improve its machine learning models.
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