Social media platforms have sadly become more and more contentious — and occasionally unsettling — in recent years. Even apps like TikTok, where politics usually take a back seat to dance and lip-sync videos, aren’t immune to trolling, stalking, cyberbullying, spamming, scamming, and other activities that can make surfing and hanging out unpleasant. That’s why […]

It could be interesting to see who’s viewed your TikTok profile over the last month, and the social media platform lets TikTok users enable that feature. It comes with a catch that you should consider first, though. While you’ll gain the ability to see who’s checked out your profile — you’ll also be giving up […]

The phrase “dark mode” may sound ominous, but it’s just the opposite on TikTok. Turning on dark mode simply makes the screen easier on the eyes, especially in low-light environments. Dark mode replaces the display’s normal white background with a dark one and changes text from black to a much lighter color, without changing the […]

When you want to grow your TikTok presence, one of the app’s greatest features is the repost function. How great is it? Just think about the TikTok challenges you’ve seen go viral; they all trended because so many people reposted them to their follower bases. You never know when a TikTok video you create is […]

Age restrictions have been a fact of life on social media platforms for decades, ever since the passage of the US Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) in 1998. The law basically bans websites and services from collecting personal information from users under the age of 13 without parental consent. In response, social apps just […]

Some people love interacting with others 24/7, while others want some time to themselves. That’s as true on TikTok as it is in real life. If you’re relaxing and surfing your TikTok feed after a long day, or if you’re trying to get something accomplished with your phone sitting silently nearby, the last thing you […]