TikTok will now let users know exactly why their video has been removed.
The video sharing platform used to simply vaguely tell users that their clip had violated "community guidelines”, but their new notification system which is being rolled out globally will give more details such as the video was taken down due to breaking their "harassment and bullying policy" for example.
In a blog post, TikTok wrote: "For the past few months, we've been experimenting with a new notification system to bring creators more clarity around content removals. Our goals are to enhance the transparency and education around our Community Guidelines to reduce misunderstandings about content on our platform, and the results have been promising.
"Explaining our enforcement actions while reminding people of our policies has helped reduce the rate of repeat violations, and visits to our Community Guidelines have nearly tripled. We've also seen a 14 percent reduction in requests from users to appeal a video's removal. We believe this helps foster greater understanding of the kind of positive content and welcoming behavior that makes our community thrive.
"With these results in mind, we've rolled out our improved notifications to our community globally. Now, when a video is removed for violating our policies, we'll let the video’s creator know which policy was violated in leading to the removal and provide the video creator with the ability to appeal the decision. By being more transparent with our content enforcement, we aim to ensure that our Community Guidelines are enforced uniformly and evenly. "
