TikTok Raises Live Streaming Age Requirement To 18+, Allows Live Streaming For Adult Audiences Only

On October 17, 2022, TikTok, a short video sharing SNS, announced that it would raise the age requirement for live distribution to ``18 years old or older''. Until now, users over the age of 16 could live stream, but with this change, only users over the age of 18 will be able to stream live after November 23rd. In addition, within the next few weeks, we plan to introduce a 'setting to limit live distribution viewers to those over the age of 18'.

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TikTok is an SNS that has received strong support from the younger generation, but it is often the subject of criticism and investigations over children's privacy and child pornography content . We have introduced privacy protection measures such as

TikTok changes users under the age of 15 to ``private accounts'' & makes it impossible to download videos - GIGAZINE

And on October 17th, TikTok announced that it would raise the age requirement for live distribution from 16 and over to 18 and over. Starting November 23rd, the rule will be enforced and users under the age of 17 will not be able to host live streams.

TikTok said of the change, 'TikTok's foundation is built on the trust and safety of our community. We are constantly evolving our safeguards to protect our users and creators and support their well-being. I am trying to do so,” he explained. Please note that tipping and monetization functions in live distribution have always been allowed only for users over the age of 18.

It was also announced that within the next few weeks, the company plans to introduce 'options for when creators want to reach only adult audiences in their live streams'. 'Adult live' may be associated with adult content, but TikTok cites 'adult comedy livestreams' and 'streams that talk about painful experiences' as examples.

TikTok also announced that it will be rolling out an updated keyword filtering feature for livestream comments in the coming weeks, and recently introduced 'the ability to livestream with up to five guests.'

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