TikTok is actually one of the video-sharing-focused social networking services owned by a Chinese company called ByteDance. The particular social media platform is usually used to make a variety of short-form videos, from genres like dance, comedy, and also education, that have a duration from fifteen seconds up until three minutes. TikTok was launched in the year of 2017 for iOS and also Android in most markets outside of mainland China.
Despite the wide usage of this TikTok app all around the world, the user known as the TikToker should always keep something in mind and that is this app also has rules and also regulations that all the users have to follow. There are actually a certain amount of things that will get all the TikToker banned from using the TikTok app freely as usual.
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7 things that will get TikToker banned from TikTok app:
1) Sharing Content That Threatens Public Safety
If you’re going to use TikTok, you’ll need to refrain from posting content that incites or promotes any form of violence on the app. Advocating for, directing, or encouraging other people to commit violence is grounds for account closure on TikTok. Repeatedly posting content that incites violence or encourages terrorist attacks ultimately leads to a ban. This is similar to the way content that threatens public safety is one of the things that can result in a permanent Facebook ban.
2) Sharing Sexually Explicit Content
Posting content that depicts or promotes sexual exploitation, or nudity, in general, can lead to you getting banned from TikTok. Content that glorifies grooming and other forms of harmful activities involving minors violates TikTok’s community guidelines and can equally result in the closure of your account.
3) Posting Content That Depicts or Glorifies Self-Harm
TikTok doesn’t allow content that depicts or promotes any form of self-harm. Content that promotes suicide, self-injury, and eating disorders can get you booted out of the platform. In the same vein, posting content that encourages taking part in risky activities in a “non-professional context” is against TikTok’s community guidelines. Repeatedly posting content that promotes amateur stunts and other games that might lead to injury can earn you a ban from TikTok.
4) Sharing Violent or Graphic Content
You might not like this if you’re a lover of horror movie clips, but TikTok prohibits the posting or streaming of content that is ‘gratuitously shocking’ or ‘glorifies extreme violence or suffering’. This includes gore, such as posting graphic videos of accidents and injuries. This really is understandable because a lot of minors are very active on the platform. Content that depicts harm being carried out on humans or animals is removed and continual posting of violent content ultimately leads to a permanent ban.
5) Posting Content That Promotes Illegal Activities
Posting or streaming videos that promote illegal activities can get you banned on TikTok. This includes posts that depict acts of physical harm, human exploitation, illegal trade of wildlife, or breaking the law in any way. You are also not allowed to share content that instructs people on how to commit illegal activities. Repeatedly sharing content that promotes the use of firearms, drugs, alcohol, and tobacco can also get you banned from TikTok.
6) Blackmail Threats
Threatening to hack or dox someone to blackmail them is yet another way to get your TikTok account banned. You also can get banned from TikTok for sharing content that threatens to release another user’s personal information such as their residential address, private email address, private phone number, bank statements, social security number, or passport number.
7) Spam, Impersonation, and Misinformation
All forms of spamming and fake engagement put your TikTok account at risk of getting banned. Sharing content that promotes fake engagement like buying or selling of views, likes, followers, shares, or comments also goes against TikTok’s community guidelines. Impersonation is opening a TikTok account with someone else’s details with the intention of misleading people, can also get you booted out. Lastly, you could also get banned on TikTok for sharing misinformation that could potentially cause harm to an individual or a community.
