LIVE Monetization Guidelines

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Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception

All creators must follow the Community Guidelines and Terms of Service

TikTok says every creator must follow its Community Guidelines and Terms of Service. Creators who have access to Creator Activities such as monetization features are held to a higher standard through the Creator Code of Conduct. This page does not reproduce those documents, so their specific rules are not described here.

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all creators must follow our Community Guidelines and Terms of Service
Creators with access to Creator Activities like monetization features are held to a higher standard through our Creator Code of Conduct

Qualifications & exceptions

  • The higher standard applies to creators with access to Creator Activities such as monetization features.

Not stated here

  • The text of the Community Guidelines, Terms of Service and Creator Code of Conduct is not part of this document.

Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context

Application of the guidelines may vary slightly across regions

TikTok says that how the LIVE Monetization Guidelines are applied may vary slightly across regions to reflect local context, while it aims to keep standards consistent across the community.

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Applications of LIVE Monetization Guidelines may vary slightly across regions to reflect local context while maintaining consistent standards across our community.

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  • The page does not say which regions differ or in what way.

Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception

Creators are responsible for LIVE content meeting safety standards; TikTok may weigh Community Guidelines principles

When assessing monetization eligibility, TikTok may consider whether LIVE content aligns with the principles and standards reflected in its Community Guidelines. Creators are responsible for making sure their LIVE content meets the applicable safety standards. Content that does not may be removed, restricted, or made ineligible for LIVE monetization in line with TikTok's enforcement practices.

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In assessing LIVE monetization eligibility, we may consider whether LIVE content aligns with the principles and standards reflected in our Community Guidelines.
Creators are responsible for ensuring that their LIVE content meets applicable safety standards.
Content that fails to do so may be removed, restricted, or rendered ineligible for LIVE monetization features in accordance with our enforcement practices.

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  • The enforcement practices referred to are not described in this block.

Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception

Creators are responsible for their LIVE and for content shared by guests

Creators are responsible for the overall experience and content of their LIVE sessions, including content shared by guests. In multi-guest LIVEs, the creator is accountable for content shared by all guests.

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Creators are responsible for the overall experience and content of their LIVE sessions, including content shared by guests.
In multi-guest LIVE sessions, creators are accountable for content shared by all guests.

Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Permission or license

Other enforcement under the Creator Code of Conduct, Community Guidelines and Terms may also apply

These monetization enforcement actions do not replace other action. TikTok says other enforcement actions for violations may also be taken under the Creator Code of Conduct, Community Guidelines and Terms of Service.

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In addition to the enforcement of our LIVE Monetization Guidelines, other enforcement actions for violations may be taken in accordance with Creator Code of Conduct, Community Guidelines and Terms of Service.

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  • What those other enforcement actions are is not stated in this document.