Controversial social media platform TikTok made a statement last February and announced that a content level system was prepared to prevent posts with certain content from appearing in front of young people. Now the details of the system are starting to become clear.
According to the information received, a classification method similar to what we see in games, movies and television will be used on the social media platform. Accordingly, content labeled “adult” will not appear in front of young people under a certain age. The company recently paved the way for +18 content.
TikTok will do the rating
On the other hand, TikTok will be the decision maker on the evaluation and classification of the content. “When we notice that content contains adult or complex themes, such as a fictional scene that is too scary or too passionate for younger viewers, the video will be given a maturity rating, preventing it from being seen in the TikTok experience by users under the age of 18,” the company said in a statement. it was said. In other words, the TikTok algorithm will look at the video, paste a tag it deems appropriate, and this tag will affect the viewing of the videos.
On the other hand, in the statement from the platform, it was not specified how the adult scores would be determined, according to which criteria the content would be evaluated, or what kind of content the videos should have in order to pass inspection. The platform also stated that one of the early versions of this feature is currently in use and it is expected to get new features in the future. The company has previously announced that it is working on a feature that will allow users to choose what content they see.
TikTok is also working on the For You page. With the upcoming update, the page will be prevented from showing the same videos all the time. You will also be able to block content with tags that you do not want to see. This update will come in the coming weeks.
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