LIVE Monetization Guidelines

Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception

All creators must follow the Community Guidelines and Terms; monetizing creators face a higher standard

Every TikTok creator must follow the 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 document does not reproduce the Creator Code of Conduct, so what that higher standard requires is not stated 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 like monetization features.

Not stated here

• The Creator Code of Conduct, Community Guidelines and Terms of Service texts are not supplied in this document.

Account & Service Control · Company practice

TikTok may temporarily or permanently restrict monetization features for guideline violations

TikTok may temporarily restrict access to monetization features for content or creators who violate these Guidelines, and repeated or severe violations can lead to permanent restrictions. The enforcement section ties the response to the severity and frequency of violations, so a single minor violation is not described as leading to a permanent restriction.

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We may temporarily restrict access to monetization features for content or creators who violate these Guidelines, with repeated or severe violations potentially leading to permanent restrictions.

Depending on the severity and frequency of LIVE Monetization Guideline violations, we may take enforcement actions such as

Qualifications & exceptions

• Permanent restrictions are described as a possible result of repeated or severe violations.
• Response depends on the severity and frequency of violations.

Cross-references

• contrast (model-proposed): TikTok may restrict some or all LIVE monetization features during critical events, without a violation — Restrictions for violations are tied to a creator's or content's violation, while the critical-events restriction is tied to the event and is not described as depending on any violation.
• qualified by (model-proposed): Enforcement uses technology and moderators and can range from a warning to permanent loss of monetization features — The enforcement section ties the temporary and permanent restrictions to the severity and frequency of violations and lists the actions available.

Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception

Creators are responsible for the safety of their LIVE content, and failing content may lose monetization

Creators are responsible for making sure their LIVE content meets applicable safety standards, and for the overall experience and content of their LIVE sessions, including content shared by guests. Content that does not meet those standards may be removed, restricted, or made ineligible for LIVE monetization features, in accordance with TikTok's enforcement practices.

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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.

Creators are responsible for the overall experience and content of their LIVE sessions, including content shared by guests.

Qualifications & exceptions

• Consequences are stated as what may happen ('may be removed, restricted, or rendered ineligible').
• Responsibility extends to content shared by guests.

Not stated here

• The document does not define which 'applicable safety standards' apply beyond pointing to the Community Guidelines, which are not supplied.

Cross-references

• qualified by (model-proposed): In multi-guest LIVE sessions the creator is accountable for guests' content and may face monetization restrictions — The multi-guest rule spells out one consequence of the general creator responsibility for guests' content: the creator's LIVE may face enforcement, including monetization restrictions.

Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception

In multi-guest LIVE sessions the creator is accountable for guests' content and may face monetization restrictions

In multi-guest LIVE sessions, creators are accountable for the content shared by all guests. If a guest shares content that is ineligible for monetization under the LIVE Monetization Guidelines, the creator's LIVE may be subject to enforcement actions, including restrictions on LIVE monetization features. The document does not say whether the guest is separately affected.

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In multi-guest LIVE sessions, creators are accountable for content shared by all guests. If a guest shares content that is ineligible for monetization under the LIVE Monetization Guidelines, the creator's LIVE may be subject to enforcement actions, including restrictions on LIVE monetization features.

Qualifications & exceptions

• Applies to multi-guest LIVE sessions.
• Consequences are stated as what 'may' happen to the creator's LIVE.

Not stated here

• The document does not describe any consequence for the guest.

Cross-references

• qualifies (model-proposed): Creators are responsible for the safety of their LIVE content, and failing content may lose monetization — The multi-guest rule spells out one consequence of the general creator responsibility for guests' content: the creator's LIVE may face enforcement, including monetization restrictions.

Account & Service Control · Company practice

Enforcement uses technology and moderators and can range from a warning to permanent loss of monetization features

TikTok enforces the LIVE Monetization Guidelines with a combination of technology and moderators. Depending on the severity and frequency of violations, actions can include an in-app warning, temporarily restricting a LIVE's access to LIVE monetization features, or permanently restricting an account's access to these features. The features named include, but are not limited to, LIVE Gifts, LIVE Match and time-based Ranking features. The temporary restriction is described for a LIVE, while the permanent restriction is described for an account.

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We enforce our LIVE Monetization Guidelines using a combination of technology and moderators.

Depending on the severity and frequency of LIVE Monetization Guideline violations, we may take enforcement actions such as sending an in-app warning, temporarily restricting a LIVE's access to LIVE monetization features, or permanently restricting an account's access to these features—including (but not limited to) LIVE Gifts, LIVE Match, and time-based Ranking features.

Qualifications & exceptions

• The action depends on the severity and frequency of violations.
• The features listed are not exhaustive ('including (but not limited to)').
• Temporary restriction is described for a LIVE; permanent restriction is described for an account.

Cross-references

• qualifies (model-proposed): TikTok may temporarily or permanently restrict monetization features for guideline violations — The enforcement section ties the temporary and permanent restrictions to the severity and frequency of violations and lists the actions available.

Account & Service Control · User right or choice

Creators are notified of monetization restrictions and can appeal through inbox notifications

TikTok says it notifies creators of LIVE monetization restrictions and provides the ability to appeal via inbox notifications. Creators can also review enforcement actions in Creator tools under LIVE Center, Rules and guidance, Restrictions. The document does not describe the appeal process, deadlines or the standard for deciding an appeal.

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We notify creators of LIVE monetization restrictions and provide the ability to appeal via inbox notifications.

Creators can also review enforcement actions through Creator tools > LIVE Center > Rules and guidance > Restrictions.

Qualifications & exceptions

• Notification and appeal are described for LIVE monetization restrictions.

Not stated here

• The appeal process, any deadline, and how appeals are decided are not described.

Account & Service Control · Company practice

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

In addition to enforcing the LIVE Monetization Guidelines, TikTok says other enforcement actions for violations may be taken in accordance with the Creator Code of Conduct, the Community Guidelines and the Terms of Service. Those documents are not supplied here, so the available actions under them are not described.

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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.

Qualifications & exceptions

• Stated as actions that 'may be taken'.

Not stated here

• The Creator Code of Conduct, Community Guidelines and Terms of Service are separate documents that are not supplied here.