TikTok will start displaying warnings on videos that contain questionable information that couldn\u2019t be verified by fact-checkers, and it\u2019ll begin warning users when they go to re-share those videos that the information hasn\u2019t been confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The app will now display a warning label on these videos that reads, \u201cCaution: Video flagged for unverified content.\u201d This means a fact-checker looked at the content but wasn\u2019t able to certify that it was right or wrong. TikTok has already been reducing the spread of some unverified videos, but they weren\u2019t publicly flagged before today. Creators will now get a message when a warning label is added to their video, and those videos will all have their distribution reduced.
Viewers will also be warned when they go to re-share a video that has a warning label on it. After clicking the share button, which lets you post a video outside the app, a pop-up will ask if you\u2019re \u201csure you want to share this video?\u201d You can still share the video if you want to, but the prompt seems to be designed to dissuade some people from following through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TikTok didn\u2019t say how many videos it looks at each day for fact-checking or how it chooses which videos to review. A spokesperson said that fact-checking is often focused on topics like elections, vaccines, and climate change and that a video doesn\u2019t have to reach a certain popularity to qualify for review. Videos that violate TikTok\u2019s misinformation policy will be removed outright.
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