Overview

• Nearly 80,000 U.S.-based users have been vetted to write and rate Footnotes on public TikTok videos.
• Eligible contributors must be at least 18 years old, have six months of platform activity and hold a verified email address or U.S. phone number.
• Footnotes entries become visible only after meeting consensus thresholds among contributors with differing viewpoints.
• TikTok says most users will see context notes gradually as the system gathers input and refines which entries to highlight.
• The feature complements TikTok’s existing integrity measures—such as content labels and fact-checking partnerships—and has no immediate plans for global rollout.