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TikTok Banned These Harmful Kinds Of Videos

The new guidelines bring a stricter approach to the For You page.

by Emma Carey
A woman scrolls on TikTok at home. TikTok updated its community guidelines to ban deadnaming and oth...
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On Feb. 8, TikTok updated its community guidelines to explicitly ban deadnaming, promoting disordered eating, and other harmful behaviors. Here's a brief run-down on the app's new regulations.

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Hate Speech

According to a TikTok newsroom post, TikTok has expanded its bans on “hateful ideologies” to include deadnaming, misgendering, misogyny, and “content that supports or promotes conversion therapy programs.”

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