Meeting someone on TikTok might be the most spontaneous way of encountering a crush online. TikTok isn't a dating platform, so not every user expects to meet their future partner on the app, sometimes it just happens.
TikTok is quietly becoming the new dating app, and some creators are falling in love. There are over 750 million monthly users on TikTok. While the popular social media app isn't intended to be a dating app, some people are finding real love matches.
But that's not all; in addition to dating apps like Bumble and Hinge, more people have been using social media to get dates, hookups, and relationships in the 2020s. Not only have singles been DM-ing their crushes on Instagram, but they've been using TikTok to find love.
You can meet through mutual friends, as members of the same community, or maybe you made a witty comment on a cool TikTok; but instead of it being at a bar or in class, it's in a comment section about a video about Bee Movie, as Beebe and Lindsey did.
Only you can see who viewed your profile, but if you turn on the feature, you're also consenting to let others see that you've viewed their profile. Thankfully, you have to manually opt-in to TikTok profile views — it's not automatic, so don't worry if you looked at your ex's profile yesterday.
Direct messaging (DM) helps you connect with your friends and community on TikTok. Messaging means you can send and receive messages, and TikTok videos, directly on TikTok. With direct messaging on TikTok, you can: Share TikTok videos with others.
TikTok has announced that it's expanding its audience controls feature, giving creators the ability to restrict their videos to adult viewers. Prior to this expansion, the adult-only audience controls feature was only available for TikTok Live. Now the company is bringing the feature to its short-form videos as well.
Age-restrict mature content.
The breadth of content that is shared on TikTok is vast, which adds to the rich diversity of the experience. However, not all of it may be suitable for younger audiences. We limit overtly mature content so it is only viewed by adults 18 years and older.
Your likes will automatically be set as visible only to you, but you can change that at any time from your profile page: Access Privacy and Settings by clicking the three dots in the top right corner. Tap "Who Can See the Videos I've Liked" Choose between All and Me.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) considers TikTok a goldmine for scammers. ¹ To be fair, any social media app that has the ability to direct message (DM) other users has the potential for scams.
What age is TikTok recommended for? Common Sense recommends the app for age 15+ mainly due to the privacy issues and mature content. TikTok requires that users be at least 13 years old to use the basic TikTok features, although there is a way for younger kids to access the app.
For couples living together, excessive TikTok use can lead to unequal burdens of housework being taken on by one person. Harry, a 26 year old who has been with his partner for three years has shared similar feelings of imbalance in their relationship, with unequal TikTok use being the primary factor in this.
To access the Live feature on TikTok, you must meet the following criteria: Be 16 years and older to host a live and 18 years old and older to receive gifts during your live. Have at least 1,000 followers on your account.
If TikTok doesn't let you message specific users, try texting a different user. You could be trying to communicate with a user who's turned off the messaging feature. Alternatively, you may not be their friend.
When Contacts in the Suggest your account to others setting is on, your account may be suggested to others on TikTok if: You've added your phone number or email address to your TikTok account. The person we're suggesting your account to has chosen to sync their phone contacts to TikTok.
A verified badge is the blue check mark symbol that appears next to a TikTok user's account name in search results and on the profile. If an account does not have the verified badge next to the username but displays it somewhere else on the profile (such as the bio), it's not a verified account.
On TikTok, you can choose whether to have a private account or a public account. If you have a private account, only people you approve can follow you, view your videos, LIVE videos, bio, likes as well as your following and followers lists.
You can tap the eye icon next to the menu button in your "Profile" tab to open the profile views page. If you have new profile views you haven't looked at yet, the eye will be the profile image for the last account that visited your profile, and a number badge will tell how many profile views are new.