Engaging our Advisory Councils
At TikTok, we prioritize the safety and well-being of our community. As we work to provide a safe and inclusive place for everyone, we actively seek input and advice from individual experts and nonprofit organizations. Through ongoing engagement, we work to ensure our policies and processes are informed by a diversity of perspectives, expertise, and lived experiences. By bringing together different voices, we aim to create a safe platform for everyone, especially those who may be more vulnerable to online harm.
TikTok’s Content and Safety Advisory Councils
Our Regional Safety Advisory Councils and U.S. Content Advisory Council bring together groups of independent experts who help us develop forward-looking policies and processes that not only address the challenges of today, but also plan ahead for the next set of issues that our industry will face. These councils are an important way to bring outside perspectives into our company and onto our platform.
Our council members represent a diverse array of backgrounds and perspectives, and are made up of experts in youth safety, free expression, hate speech, and other safety topics. They work collaboratively with us to inform and strengthen our policies, product features, and safety processes.
We have established eight regional Safety Advisory Councils in Asia Pacific, Brazil, Europe, Latin America, MENAT (Middle East, North Africa, Turkey), and a U.S. Content Advisory Council. We aim to continue expanding our regional presence. Focusing on regions allows us to better understand local challenges and trends and develop informed solutions that consider unique local context and cultures. This commitment to localization enables us to create a more targeted, responsive approach to safety and enables us to stay up-to-date with the latest developments in each region.
Australia & New Zealand
- Hon. Pru Goward AO, Western Sydney University, (Australia)
- Crystal Abidin, Curtin University, Australia
Brazil
- Fabricio Benevenuto, Federal University of Minas Gerais
- Emiliano de Camargo David, AMMA Psique e Negritude Institute
- Clarissa Gross, Law Professor at Fundação Getulio Vargas and Coordinator of the Platform for Freedom of Expression and Democracy
- Nina da Hora, Director of Da Hora Institute
- Isabela Kalil, São Paulo School of Sociology and Political Science
- Dr. Jadi Pedrosa, Pediatrician
- Carlos Affonso Souza, Institute for Technology & Society of Rio de Janeiro
- Fabiana Vasconcelos, Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis
- Kananda Eller, Content Creator Diversity, Science
Europe
- Seyi Akiwowo, Author, Founder and CEO of Glitch (United Kingdom)
- Justine Atlan, Association e-Enfance (France)
- Kristine Evertz, Senior Policy Advisor on Domestic Violence and Child Abuse (The Netherlands)
- Maja Heban, Transgender Rights Activist (Poland)
- Alex Holmes, The Diana Award (United Kingdom)
- Judy Korn, Violence Prevention Network (Germany)
- Ian Power, SpunOut (Ireland)
- Joan Barata, Freedom of Expression Expert (Romania/Spain)
- Max Klymenko, Content Creator (United Kingdom/Ukraine)
Latin America
- Lionel Brossi, Artificial Intelligence and Society Hub at the Faculty of Communication and Image, University of Chile (Chile)
- Daniela Calvillo, Fundación PAS / Te Protejo México (Mexico)
- Daniel Castaño, Mokzy / Externado University of Colombia (Colombia)
- Janvieve Williams Comrie, AfroResistance / New York University (Panama & USA)
- Angélica Contreras, Cultivando Género AC (Mexico)
- Carlos Cortés, Linterna Verde (Colombia)
- Eugenia Mitchelstein, University of San Andrés (Argentina)
- Mariana Ruenes, Sintrata AC (Mexico)
- Andrea Urbas, Asociación Chicos.net (Argentina)
- Juan Cristobal Concha, PrideMe (Chile)
Northeast Asia
- Seungwoo Son, Chung-Ang University (South Korea)
- Shinichi Yamaguchi, Centre for Global Communications, International University of Japan (Japan)
- Young Sub Shim, Kyung Hee Cyber University (South Korea)
- Chisato Kitanaka, Hiroshima University (Japan)
South Asia
- Jehan Ara, Katalyst Labs (Pakistan)
- Dhananath Fernando, Advocata Institute (Sri Lanka)
- Kiran Chapagain, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Kathmandu Policy House (Nepal)
- Hera Hussain, Founder Chayn (Pakistan)
- Nobonita Chowdhury, Gender Expert and Equality Activist (Bangladesh)
Southeast Asia
- Yuhyun Park, DQ Institute (Singapore)
- Nguyen Phuong Linh, Management and Sustainable Development Institute (Vietnam)
- Anita A. Wahid, Masyarakat Anti Fitnah Indonesia (Indonesia)
- Jerald Joseph, Pusat Komas (Malaysia)
- Mona Magno-Veluz (Mighty Magulang), Autism Society (Philippines)
- Arthit Suriyawongkul, AI Ethics and Data Governance Researcher (Thailand)
- Varoth Chotpitayasunondh, Thailand Institute for Mental Health Sustainability (Thailand)
United States
- Rob Atkinson, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
- Dorothy Espelage, University of North Carolina School of Education
- Mary Anne Franks, University of Miami Law School, Cyber Civil Rights Initiative
- Vicki Harrison, Stanford Psychiatry Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Mutale Nkonde, AI For the People
- Dawn Nunziato, George Washington University Law School
- David Ryan Polgar, All Tech Is Human
- Dan Schnur, University of Southern California Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy
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