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Has your TikTok account faced a ban, leaving you worried about its future? Don’t worry! Understanding the various types of TikTok bans and their reasons is crucial before taking any action. In this blog, we will explore all types of TikTok bans, their effects on your account, as well as ways to solve all these problems. Stay tuned for practical solutions that can have your TikTok account unbanned in as little as five minutes!
1. Types of TikTok bans & reasons for getting banned
Before you start to get your account unbanned, it’s essential to understand the types of TikTok bans. There are 4 types of TikTok bans, which are:
Shadowban
A “shadowban” takes place when TikTok limits the exposure of your content on its platform. It is an informal expression used within the TikTok community because there is no official notification when it occurs. During a shadowban, your TikTok videos will not be displayed on users’ For You page, which is one of the primary channels for discovering content on the TikTok app. This can be especially harmful for brands, influencers, and individual users who rely on TikTok as a source of income.
Reasons for getting shadowbanned:
- Engaging in spammy behaviors: This involves activities like excessive posting in a short period, mass following of other users, or leaving too many comments.
- Minor violations of community guidelines: This occurs when you break some of TikTok’s rules, like sharing false information, promoting gambling apps, or revealing personal information. These actions are considered minor but can still lead to consequences like a shadowban.
- Algorithmic issues: TikTok’s algorithm occasionally detects specific topics—along with associated hashtags and keywords—as potentially dangerous, leading to shadowbans.
Temporary ban
Unlike shadowbans, you will receive a clear notification through a banner if you are hit with a temporary ban.
A TikTok account may face a temporary ban if it violates the community guidelines. Typically, these bans last for a duration of 24 to 48 hours only. In some cases, a user’s account may be entirely restricted to a “view-only experience,” allowing them to only view other posts. This view-only ban can last from 72 hours up to an entire week.
Underage ban
Underage accounts belong to users who are under the age of 13.
TikTok has implemented a minimum age requirement for users to be able to post content. A ban for underage accounts is a potentially permanent restriction that could result in the deletion of the account after 113 days.
Many users have provided inaccurate information during the sign-up process and get banned for this reason, so you should double check your date of birth on TikTok.
Permanent ban
Once an account is permanently banned, users will no longer have access to the platform or any of its features, except for viewing the notification about the ban. In severe cases, TikTok may even block the banned user’s device to prevent them from creating new accounts.
Your account has committed a severe violation, including but not limited to:
- Posting, promoting, or facilitating youth exploitation or child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
- Promoting or threatening violence.
- Posting or promoting content depicting non-consensual sex acts, such as rape or molestation.
- Posting content that facilitates human trafficking.
- Posting content depicting real-world torture.
- Creating or using another TikTok account to intentionally evade restrictions or a permanent ban imposed on another account.
TikTok treats permanent bans very seriously, as there have been no reported cases of rightfully issued permanent bans being reversed. The only possibility of resolving the situation is if TikTok mistakenly banned your brand’s account. If you suspect this to be the case, you can initiate an appeal process using the TikTok mobile app.
2. How to appeal TikTok ban successfully
For most users, having a shadowbanned or temporarily banned TikTok account may not be a major concern. However, for businesses, even a few days of downtime can lead to substantial losses in profits. It is crucial to take swift action to get your TikTok account unbanned as quickly as possible.
Click “Appeal” on the notification
If you receive a banner or inbox that your account is banned, you can choose “Appeal” and follow the instructions.
Contact TikTok Customer Support
Step 1. Tap Setting and privacy on your profile page
Step 2. Tap Report a problem
Step 3. Click Submit a problem at the end of the page
Step 4. Write a feedback
Lift a shadowban
To remove a shadowban from your TikTok account, begin by cleaning up your profile feed. Before deleting anything, make sure to back up your content.
Be cautious of any TikTok quotes, clips, or captions that could be seen as offensive, sexually suggestive, or linked to alcohol, gambling, tobacco, or illegal substances. Additionally, check your notifications for any removed videos that might have been overlooked. Violation notifications should include the date of the offending video and the specific policy it violated.
If these don’t work, try the following steps:
- Reinstall the TikTok app: Uninstall and then reinstall the app, launching it with a clear cache. This may help remove the shadowban.
- Reduce user interactions: Minimize the frequency of your comments, posts, and TikTok questions to avoid being flagged for spam-like behavior
- Contact TikTok’s customer support: Use the in-app “Report a problem” link to reach out to TikTok’s support team and explain your situation
Lift a temporary ban
Temporary bans are occasionally imposed for multiple violations, but regular users need not worry. TikTok will inform you about the duration of the ban or the restoration of limited features through the violation notification. Nevertheless, for brands, simply waiting for a temporary ban to end is not acceptable, especially if your brand is striving to raise awareness
To expedite the ban removal process, you need to submit an appeal through the app. You can submit appeals immediately upon receiving the ban notification. Also, you can send an appeal for individually removed videos to avoid being banned in the first place.
Similar to a shadowban, it is crucial to adhere to TikTok’s guidelines to prevent accumulating further violations. Failing to do so may result in your client’s TikTok account being permanently banned.
Lift an underage ban
To appeal an underage TikTok ban, you must initiate the appeal process within 113 days (or 23 days for US residents). Submit the appeal through the app, but remember that underage bans will only be lifted if the account owner is genuinely old enough to use TikTok. If you have been mistakenly subjected to an underage ban, you will need to provide a photo of your ID to TikTok for verification of your correct date of birth.
How long does it take to get out of TikTok jail?
The time it takes for TikTok to respond to your appeal can be influenced by various factors.
Typically, the review and conclusion of appeals can range from 24 to 72 hours. However, in some cases, it may take TikTok up to a week or even a month to reach a final decision.
How to prevent your TikTok account from getting banned?
Building buzz and going viral on TikTok requires a lot of work. For this reason, wouldn’t it be great if we could prevent our accounts from being banned in the first place? What can we do to achieve that? Instead of providing a list of things not to do on TikTok, it would be simpler to give you a list of actions to take to avoid getting banned:
- Always be considerate of others when posting content.
- Show respect towards fellow users and the TikTok community.
- Take the time to thoroughly read the TikTok community guidelines, especially if you intend to use TikTok more seriously
However, here’s a brief list of actions that are likely to result in getting banned on TikTok sooner rather than later:
- Be very cautious about including minors: Never share any videos that suggest abuse, harm, exploitation, or putting people under 18 in danger.
- Avoid sharing or doing dangerous stunts that could lead to injury or worse. Don’t take part in risky challenges.
- Stay away from harmful topics like suicide, self-harm, eating disorders, and illegal activities. Stick to content that suits your client’s audience.
- Be mindful of others’ experiences: Never post or comment on anything that could be seen as bullying or harassment. Avoid promoting violent or hateful behavior.
- Don’t post excessively, promote follower-selling services, or use multiple accounts for fake engagement. There are better and safer ways to gain followers.
- Respect the intellectual property of others. Don’t post content that violates copyrights or trademarks. Be careful when making parodies, product reviews, or reaction videos related to others’ intellectual property.
FAQs
The process of unbanning a TikTok account through appeals typically takes about five working days. However, the actual duration may vary depending on factors like the number of appeals received from other users.
If your TikTok account got banned without any valid reason, it could be due to a possible flaw or error in the app’s algorithm. If you are certain that you haven’t violated TikTok’s community guidelines, submit an appeal right away to have your ban lifted.
Indeed, TikTok can ban your device’s IP address if you consistently engage in severe violations of the platform’s community guidelines. If you encounter an IP ban, you can appeal it by directly contacting their customer support team.
If your account is permanently banned, your data remains secure, and you can still download it to your computer. However, it’s essential to download your data promptly because TikTok will delete user data after the legally required period has elapsed.
Although TikTok allows users to have more than one account, it’s essential to know that creating a new account to escape restrictions from a banned one is not allowed. If your account was banned for a severe violation, the best step is to appeal the decision. If you still decide to make a new account, be sure to follow all the rules carefully and hope that TikTok doesn’t consider it an attempt to get around the previous account’s restrictions and keep it unbanned.
When you break the rules on TikTok, you get a strike on your account. If you get too many strikes, your account can be permanently banned. Each strike stays on your account for 90 days, but even if a strike expires, it won’t matter if your account is already permanently banned. So, it’s crucial to follow the guidelines and avoid accumulating strikes to keep your TikTok account unbanned.
To get your messages back, you must appeal the ban to recover your account. If your account hasn’t been permanently deleted or you can still view the app, you can download your complete message history in “Settings and Privacy”.
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