# Among TikTok users, many call its rules moderately strict

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/among-tiktok-users-many-call-its-rules-moderately-strict/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

Among Americans who use TikTok, the most common reading of the rules about what people can say or do there is that they are moderately strict: 21% of all adults describe them that way, while 16% say the rules are not strict at all, according to a May 2026 Verasight survey.

An additional 13% call the rules slightly strict, and harsher judgments trail behind: 7% say they are very strict and 6% extremely strict. The remaining 37% of U.S. adults say they do not use the app.

## Topline

On TikTok, how strict are the rules and social norms about what people can say or do?

Among TikTok users, many call its rules moderately strict.

- I don't use that app: 36.6%
- Moderately strict: 21.1%
- Not strict at all: 16.2%
- Slightly strict: 13.3%
- Very strict: 7.0%
- Extremely strict: 5.9%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2026-05-11 → 2026-05-11
- Base (unweighted): 504
- Margin of error: +/- 4.6%
- Module: beliefs
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-1.30](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-1.30)

## Citation

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=504 US adults age 18+, +/- 4.6%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-1.30](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-1.30)