TikTok Adds More Safety Tools, Expands Fact-Checking Feature

TikTok is rolling out several new safety features, including a more expansive version of its community notes-style product, as the broader social networking industry is under fire for not doing enough to protect mental health.

TikTok debuted more protections for teen and creator accounts at an event in New York City this week. The company is also expanding a test of its crowdsourced fact-checking product, called Footnotes, and will start displaying notes on TikTok posts that may be misleading or inaccurate. Footnotes will only appear next to videos if they’re considered helpful by TikTok’s algorithm and rated highly by the app’s user base.