Despite TikTok’s claim that it is “the most comprehensive updates to our Community Guidelines to date,” many of the actual changes are minor adjustments made to current rules rather than the creation of brand-new or totally revised ones. One significant exception is that the new standards have a whole section devoted to “synthetic media” and AI-generated content. The amended policies are far more detailed about how AI-generated material can be used on the platform compared to the original restrictions that the firm first released prohibiting deceptive or manipulative media prior to the 2020 presidential election.
