Mature content may drop out of top search results

TikTok may show the video to fewer people.

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What triggers it

Allowed content that is not suitable for all audiences may not appear as a top search result; in high-risk moments TikTok may limit some results. TikTok doesn't define 'not suitable for all audiences'; treating it as the age-restricted tiers is our assumption.

What TikTok says

“some content that’s allowed on TikTok may not be suitable for all audiences, and might not appear as a top result.”
TikTok, Community Guidelines: Accounts and Features
Official source: tiktok.com/safety/en/policies-and-engagement/accounts-features

We last checked this against TikTok's page on .

How to fix it

Don't count on search as a fallback for mature content.

Can FYProof spot it?

A full check of your video looks for it in what's shown, the caption and the hashtags. What a check finds is an estimate, not a guarantee.

  • Video: looked at for this rule
  • Speech: not for this rule
  • On-screen text: not for this rule
  • Caption: looked at for this rule
  • Hashtags: looked at for this rule

Platforms change their rules often. This page sums up what TikTok publishes; it isn't legal advice.

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