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About moderating on TikTok LIVE
As a creator or moderator on TikTok LIVE, you can report, mute, limit, or block viewers who violate our Community Guidelines or send unwanted messages in the LIVE chat. Creators can also add people as moderators to assist with managing viewers during the LIVE.
Note:
• Only creators who meet the eligibility requirements can go LIVE on TikTok.
• Moderators can only use moderation settings if they're granted moderation permissions by the creator.
• To go LIVE on a web browser, you must download LIVE Studio (Windows) or OBS Studio (Linux, Max, or Windows).
• LIVE moderators don't need to have access to LIVE Studio or OBS Studio when moderating on a web browser.
How to moderate on TikTok LIVE
As a creator or moderator, you can manage viewers before or during a LIVE directly from your LIVE settings or the chat.
TikTok LIVE settings
TikTok app
1. Tap the Add post + button at the bottom.
2. Tap LIVE at the bottom.
3. Tap Settings.
4. Choose your preference for the following settings:
༚ Moderators: Add or remove moderators. Once you add moderators, you can give them permission to use certain settings. This setting is only available to creators.
༚ Audience controls: Turn this on or off to limit the LIVE to viewers who are 18 years of age or older. This setting is only available to creators.
5. Tap Go LIVE to start your LIVE. For additional moderation settings, tap More at the bottom, then Settings:
༚ Muted accounts: Unmute accounts that were previously muted during the LIVE.
༚ Blocked accounts: Remove accounts that were previously blocked from watching the LIVE.
Once you go LIVE, moderators with granted permissions can use moderation and comment settings by tapping Share at the bottom of the LIVE, then Settings.
Web browser
1. Before or during a LIVE, click the Settings button in the LIVE chat panel.
2. Click Moderation settings, then choose your preference for the following settings:
༚ Moderators: Add or remove moderators. Once you add moderators, you can give them permission to use certain settings. This setting is only available to creators.
༚ Muted accounts: Unmute accounts that were previously muted during the LIVE.
༚ Blocked accounts: Unblock accounts that were previously blocked from watching the LIVE.
TikTok LIVE chat
TikTok app
1. During a LIVE, tap the profile of the viewer you want to manage in the chat, then tap the More button. You can also tap their comment.
2. Choose how you'd like to manage this viewer, then follow the instructions provided:
༚ Report: Report the viewer's comment.
༚ Mute: Mute the viewer's account for a specified amount of time. They'll be notified that they've been muted and can't submit comments until the mute duration is over or they're unmuted.
༚ Block: Block the viewer's account from watching the LIVE. They'll be notified that they've been blocked and can't watch any of the current creator's LIVE videos, unless they're unblocked.
༚ Add moderator: Add this viewer as a moderator for the LIVE. Once you add moderators, you can give them permission to use certain settings. This setting is only available to creators and only displays if you tap the viewer's profile from the chat.
Web browser
1. During a LIVE, click the profile of the viewer you want to manage in the chat, then click the More button. You can also click their comment.
2. Choose how you'd like to manage this viewer, then follow the instructions provided:
༚ Add as a moderator: Add this viewer as a moderator for the LIVE. Once you add moderators, you can give them permission to use certain settings. This setting is only available to creators.
༚ Report comment: Report the viewer's comment.
༚ Mute: Mute the viewer's account for a specified amount of time. They'll be notified that they've been muted and can't submit comments until the mute duration is over or they're unmuted.
༚ Block: Block the viewer's account from watching the LIVE. They'll be notified that they've been blocked and can't watch any of the current creator's LIVE videos, unless they're unblocked.