At the beginning of December, TikTok announced it was stepping in to curtail potential misuse of virtual gifting during livestreams, where users can directly pay the content creators they enjoy through virtual gifts.
In a post on Dec. 3, the company’s head of safety for TikTok U.S., Eric Han, said the platform will “continue to have a 16-plus age limit for a user to host a live stream, our updated policy will only allow those aged 18 and over to purchase, send or receive virtual gifts.”
Prior, anyone between 13 and 16 years old could send gift and anyone over 16 could receive them.
“We are making these changes to foster a safe environment where users of all ages can enjoy a live stream without encountering misuse, such as any pressure to send virtual gifts,” Han wrote.
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