Guidelines carry release and effective dates and an archive link
This copy of the Community Guidelines states that it was released August 25, 2026 and takes effect September 24, 2026, and it links to a page of previous versions. The dates describe this version; the text of earlier versions is not part of what was supplied here.
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Released August 25, 2026
Effective September 24, 2026
Previous Versions
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The archived earlier versions linked from this page were not supplied and are not described here.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Company commitment
Eight core principles guide rules and complex enforcement decisions
TikTok says it has eight core principles that guide how it develops rules and makes complex enforcement decisions, with the goals of preventing harm and enabling expression. When competing goals force difficult tradeoffs, it says it relies on trusted guidance: internationally recognized human rights standards, feedback from its community and Advisory Councils, and input from experts in online safety, public health and related fields. The text describes inputs to decisions, not a promise about any single outcome.
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TikTok has eight core principles that guide how we develop our rules and how we make complex enforcement decisions.
we approach the decision thoughtfully and rely on trusted guidance, including:
Input from experts in online safety, public health, and related fields
Qualifications & exceptions
The listed guidance is relied on when tradeoffs between competing goals arise.
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The linked human rights standards page and Advisory Councils page were not supplied, so what those standards say and how the councils operate cannot be described here.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Company practice
Youth safety enforcement: harmful content, bans, reports to NCMEC and law enforcement
TikTok does not allow content that could harm young people physically, emotionally or developmentally. If it becomes aware that an account holder has committed a sexual offense against a young person, it says it will ban the account and any other accounts belonging to that person. It reports incidents of youth sexual abuse and exploitation to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), and reports to relevant law enforcement authorities when there is a specific, credible and imminent threat to human life or serious physical injury.
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We don’t allow content that could
If we become aware an account holder has committed a sexual offense against a young person, we will
We report incidents of youth sexual abuse and exploitation to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
We also report to relevant law enforcement authorities when there is a specific, credible, and imminent threat to human life or serious physical injury.
Qualifications & exceptions
Account ban applies when TikTok becomes aware of a sexual offense against a young person, and covers any other accounts of that person.
Reporting to law enforcement requires a specific, credible and imminent threat to human life or serious physical injury.
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The linked pages and settings named in this passage were not supplied, so their contents cannot be described here.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Company practice
Threats to life or serious injury may be reported to law enforcement
If there is a specific, credible and imminent threat to human life or serious physical injury, TikTok says it reports it to relevant law enforcement authorities. The three conditions (specific, credible, imminent) all appear in the sentence.
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TikTok
What it does
reports to relevant law enforcement authorities
Condition
specific, credible, and imminent threat to human life or serious physical injury
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If there is a specific, credible, and imminent threat to human life or serious physical injury, we report it to relevant law enforcement authorities.
Qualifications & exceptions
The threat must be specific, credible and imminent, and concern human life or serious physical injury.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Procedure
Youth abuse: reports to NCMEC and law enforcement; users told to report suspected CSAM
When TikTok finds content or accounts involved in youth sexual abuse or exploitation, it says it reports them to NCMEC, and it also reports to relevant law enforcement authorities when there is a specific, credible and imminent threat to human life or serious physical injury. Users who come across suspected CSAM are told to report it immediately in the app or on the website and never to download, record or share it. People who have experienced abuse are pointed to emergency services in immediate danger and to a helpline or local support service.
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When we find content or accounts involved in youth sexual abuse or exploitation, we report them to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
We also report to relevant law enforcement authorities when there is a specific, credible, and imminent threat to human life or serious physical injury.