TikTok raises age requirement for hosting livestream, adult content

Platform vows to ensure vibrant community online remains "safe, supportive and joyful"

TikTok has announced that is raising the minimum age requirement for adult streams from 16 to 18 from November 23 and will additionally add a feature to restrict targeted audiences with streaming content.

According to the video-sharing app, "The foundation of TikTok is built on community trust and safety. To protect our users and creators and support their well-being, we constantly work to evolve the safeguards we put in place."

Currently, users over the age of 16 with a minimum of 1,000 followers can host a TikTok Livestream or its LIVE feature. Users above the age of 18 can send and receive tips, as a way to earn gratuities for their posted content.

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TikTok's new adult feature aims to ensure that live-streaming is intended to "protect the younger members of our community as they start and build their online presence".

The company is planning to add updated keyword features to improve live-stream safety.

It says, that the "LIVE creators can already use our keyword filtering tool to limit comments they feel aren't appropriate. In the coming weeks, we're rolling out an updated version of this feature that will send a reminder to people and suggest new keywords they may want to consider adding to their filter list."

The platform has vowed to ensure the vibrant community online remains "safe, supportive and joyful."