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Resources for teens and families  •  Age requirement on TikTok  •  Parent/guardian-owned accounts  •  Manage your teen's account  






Resources for teens and families


As teens start to build a presence online, we encourage families to have ongoing conversations about navigating this experience. We aim to create a safe and welcoming community for teens on TikTok and have resources for you to help you and your teen better manage their online presence.


For more information on digital safety, including our safety and privacy tools, visit the Guardian's guide in our Safety Center.






Age requirement on TikTok


TikTok is available for people aged 13 and older (or other ages as indicated in our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service). If you're located in the U.S. and have a child under 13 years old, you can learn more about how they may create an account to access a TikTok experience specifically designed for them.

If you're a parent or legal guardian and you'd like TikTok to delete the account of your child under 13 years old, you can contact us through our online reporting form. However, if you're located in the U.S., you must contact us through this privacy webform.






Parent/guardian-owned accounts


We understand that, as parents or guardians, you may choose to create an account that features your children under 13 years old. To avoid an account being removed, it must show clear adult ownership of the account, including adult involvement in producing the content. If not, we'll suspend the account and if you believe we made a mistake, you may submit an appeal.






Manage your teen's account


As a parent or guardian, you can use Family Pairing on TikTok to customize safety settings for your teen based on individual needs.


Everyone on TikTok can unpublish their account by deactivating or permanently deleting their account. Additionally, if you're a parent or legal guardian located in the U.S. in Connecticut or Florida, you can contact us with additional requests regarding your teen's account.

If your teen is in Connecticut, you can request to delete or unpublish their account. If your teen is in Florida, you can request to delete, correct, or download information pertaining to their account.


Important things to know:
•  You must select Connecticut or Florida as the state to continue the request process.
•  To confirm your identity, we'll ask for a selfie of you holding your government-issued photo ID. You may cover any parts of your ID that you have a legal right or obligation to do so.
•  As soon as we confirm your request, we'll start the process to delete the information you submitted, including any selfies and photos of your ID.
•  If your teen is in Connecticut, we'll notify them and unpublish or delete the account.
•  If your teen is in Florida, we'll notify your teen before we delete the account or provide a download of account information.








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