TikTok said on Monday that it is increasing the minimum age requirement for livestreams on its site and introducing adult-only livestreams. Currently, livestream hosts must be 16 years or older. Users must be 18 years of age in order to utilise the platform as of November 23. According to TikTok, the modification is a part of continuous efforts to maintain community safety. TikTok intends to launch the adult-only livestreams in the upcoming weeks. The firm tested the option to limit livestreams to viewers who were 18 years old and older in July, and now it is officially rolling it out.

It's crucial to remember that users cannot broadcast adult content using TikTok's new 18+ restriction setting for livestreams because the content is still subject to the rules of the service. Instead, it's a technique for content producers to shield young viewers from adult-targeted or perhaps dull material.

According to a blog post from the business, 'We want to create a new mechanism for artists to determine if they'd wish to solely target an adult audience in their LIVE.' 'Perhaps a comedic act is better suitable for those beyond the age of 18, for example. Or the host could want to discuss a trying time in their life and feel more at ease knowing that only grownups will be listening.A few months ago, TikTok stated that it wanted to begin classifying which content is suitable for younger and older teens as opposed to adults. Now, the new setting has been introduced. TikTok had previously stated that it was working on a method to identify and block access to specific sorts of content by teenagers and that it will start asking content producers to indicate when their work is better suitable for an adult audience.

TikTok has previously stated that it wouldn't go as far as having 'displayable' ratings or labels on TikTok videos, which would enable users to quickly determine whether a piece of content is appropriate for their age group.

In addition, TikTok is releasing an upgraded version of its keyword filtering tool that will remind users to update their filter list and suggest new phrases they might want to include. The app's keyword filtering feature already allows creators to limit comments they deem inappropriate, but this upgrade will expand upon that functionality.