We are deeply committed to TikTok being a safe and positive experience for people under the age of 18 (we refer to them as "youth" or "young people"). This starts by being old enough to use TikTok. You must be 13 years and older to have an account. There are additional age limitations based on local law in some regions.

In the United States, there is a separate under-13 TikTok experience that offers additional safeguards, including restricting interactive features, content suitability assessments from Common Sense Networks, and a dedicated Privacy Policy. If you create a new account in the United States with a birthdate that shows you are under the age of 13, you will automatically enter into this experience.

If we learn someone is below the minimum age to have an account on TikTok, we will ban that account. If you believe you were incorrectly banned, you can appeal the decision. Anyone can report accounts that they suspect are under the minimum age, either in-app or online.

We do not allow content that may put young people at risk of psychological, physical, or developmental harm. If we become aware an account holder has a severe violation or has committed a sexual offense against a young person, we will ban the account, as well as any other accounts belonging to that person. We report incidents of youth sexual abuse and exploitation to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). We also report to relevant law enforcement authorities when there is a specific, credible, and imminent threat to human life or serious physical injury.

To provide young people with an experience that is developmentally suitable and a safe space for self-exploration, we take several steps including:

• Setting minimum age requirements for access to certain product features, including being 16 years and older to have your content be eligible for the FYF
• Using restrictive default privacy settings
• Developing content levels to restrict content that may not be suitable for people under the age of 18, and providing you with content filtering options

You can learn more about TikTok's tools, controls, and educational content on our Youth Portal and in our Guardian’s Guide.

We allow a range of content on our platform, but some of it is only made available to adults. Here is a consolidated "quick guide" of content restricted from younger audiences.

RESTRICTED (18 years and older)

Disordered Eating and Body Image

• Showing, describing, promoting, or offering or requesting coaching for potentially harmful weight management behaviors including:
• Restrictive low-calorie diets, such as extended intermittent fasting
• Using medication or supplements for weight loss or muscle gain, such as anabolic steroid use
• Exercises designed for rapid and significant weight loss, such as cardio routines that promise to help you lose a waist size in a week
• Promoting weight loss or muscle gain products, such as sharing a before-and-after transformation
• Promoting body types as ideal or perfect, when associated with potentially harmful weight management behaviors
• Showing or promoting cosmetic surgery that does not include risk warnings, including before-and-after images, videos of surgical procedures, and messages discussing elective cosmetic surgery

Dangerous Activity and Challenges

• Showing activity that involves visible or imminent moderate physical harm, or promoting activity that is likely to lead to moderate physical harm
• Showing activity that is likely to be imitated and may lead to any physical harm

Nudity and Body Exposure

• Showing semi-nudity of adults, such as wearing only nipple covers or underwear that does not cover the majority of the buttocks

Sexually Suggestive Content

• Showing adults engaging in intimate kissing, sexualized framing, or sexualized behavior
• Showing sex products

Shocking and Graphic Content

• Showing human or animal blood
• Showing extreme physical fighting
• Showing graphic or potentially distressing footage of events that are in the public interest to view, such as clashes with law enforcement or the aftermath of a bombing or natural disaster

Gambling

• Showing or glamorizing gambling or gambling-like activities, such as filming someone gambling or making any general positive statements about gambling

Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drugs

• Discussing drugs or other regulated substances (as long as the substances are not being used or shown)
• Showing the consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol by adults
• Promoting tobacco products
• Showing the consumption of tobacco products by adults
• Promoting alcohol products