These big changes to TikTok could be too little, too late.
Is your TikTok filled with terrible content that you don’t want to see like TikTokers saying it was ok to stare at the solar eclipse? Well, those lovely people might not show up on your “For You” feed anymore after TikTok’s big policy changes take effect in May. TikTok released an update to its “For You feed Eligibility Standards” page on Wednesday, and it lays out a lot of changes that will be implemented on May 17.
What’s new is the spreading of health misinformation such as the “unproven recommendation for how to treat a minor illness” and misrepresenting studies to support a different conclusion than the finding. The new policy also wants to stop the spread of repurposed media such as a big crowd at a concert that’s later purported to be part of a protest. As for the body image section, TikTok looks to limit the promotion of harmful “weight management behaviors.
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