TikTok sets new verification rules for politicians and political parties
TikTok said Wednesday that it will require the accounts of politicians and political parties to be verified and that it is making it harder for them to use the
TikTok said Wednesday that it will require the accounts of politicians and political parties to be verified and that it is making it harder for them to use the platform's advertising and fundraising systems.
Blake Chandlee, president of global business solutions for the short-form video platform, said in a blog post that he hopes these actions will help curb the misinformation that's been plaguing American democracy.
"As we have set out before, we want to continue to develop policies that foster and promote a positive environment that brings people together, not divide them," Chandlee said in the post. "We do that currently by working to keep harmful misinformation off the platform, prohibiting political advertising, and connecting our community with authoritative information about elections."
Chandlee said verification of politicians or government entities will be crucial to building trust with platform followers.
"If our community is watching content from an account belonging to a government, politician, or political party, we want them to know the account is genuine," according to Chandlee.
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