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TikTok to Start Restricting Weight Loss Content

April 23, 2024

What: TikTok is cracking down on creators who focus on weight loss, restricting content about “restrictive diets, ‘using medication or supplements for weight loss or muscle gain,’ or promoting weight loss products” to users who are 18 and up. But some users suspect the guidelines will have an effect on the content platform wide.

Why it matters: About a third of adults under 30 get news from TikTok, the hope is that these restrictions cut incentives for misinformation. (But others argue it is discriminatory against people with chronic diseases, like diabetes.)

Source: Business Insider

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