Teen Safety Center
Updated: January 7, 2025
Safety starts at sign-up
Whether you're just getting started on TikTok or already have an account, we've put together a list of tools and recommendations to help you have a safe and positive experience.
Create a strong and unique password
TikTok will never message, email, or call you to ask for your password. Create a password that's both easy for you to remember and difficult for others to guess. Never share this information with anyone else, even if they ask.
Require more info to get extra protection
To keep your account extra safe, set up 2-step verification (2SV). This means that each time you log in to your account from a new device, we'll send you a verification code to enter. Never reveal this code to anyone. It's for you and only you!
Keep track of your devices
Use Device Management to give you more control over your online presence.
- View the date, time, and location of any device your account is logged into.
- Remove your account from any devices that it's currently logged into.
Learn more about managing your devices.
How do you show up online
While being on TikTok comes with a lot of enjoyment, it also comes with some responsibility. While we expect everyone to follow our Community Guidelines, you also have a big role in shaping your online footprint.
Knowing your audience
You have full control over what you share and don't share on TikTok. You may already have a private account, but if not, you can adjust your privacy settings anytime or choose to make an individual video private when you post. Keep in mind — having a public account means that anyone, whether they're on TikTok or not, is able to:
- See your profile, followers, and following lists
- Follow your profile
- Watch your public posts
You should only post things that you wouldn't mind everyone seeing on the Internet, and follow our Community Guidelines. In fact — we insist.
Depending on your age and region, you may be able to control your privacy settings by selecting who can view or download each post, Duet or Stitch your videos, and comment on your posts.
Private account
- Followers: only people you approve can follow you
- Friends: followers that follow you back
- Only me: all your posts are private
Public account
- Everyone: anyone on and off TikTok
- Friends: followers that follow you back
- Only me: all your posts are private
An experience designed for you
Our platform is designed for people aged 13 and older to enjoy TikTok and share their creativity with the world. Accounts are automatically set to private for 13-15 year-olds to help encourage safe and thoughtful digital habits. Some features are available only to people who are 16 and 17 years old.
- Your account is automatically set to private when you sign up for TikTok. You can change this later in your Privacy settings.
- You can control and manage who can:
- Follow your profile, depending on your Settings.
- See your content, followers, and following lists, depending on your Settings.
- No one can:
- Duet, Stitch, or download your videos.
- Send you direct messages.
- Create stickers from your videos.
- Only friends can comment on your videos. You can change this control to No one in your Settings.
- Suggest your account to others is automatically set to Off. You can turn this on in Privacy settings.
- Your content is ineligible for the For You feed.
- You can watch TikTok LIVE but can't go LIVE or send a Gift during a LIVE.
- You can choose between a private or public account when you sign up for TikTok.
- If you don't choose a public account or select the option Remind me later, your account is automatically set to private.
- If you choose a public account, you can also always adjust your Settings to be more private.
- You can control and manage who can:
- Follow your profile, depending on your Settings.
- See your content, followers, and following lists, depending on your Settings.
- Duet, Stitch, or download your videos, depending on your Settings.
- View and post comments on your videos. This control is automatically set to Followers for private accounts and Everyone for public accounts.
- Send you direct messages. This control is automatically set to No one.
- Create stickers from your videos. This control is automatically set to Only me for private accounts and Friends for public accounts.
- Suggest your account to others is automatically set to Off. You can turn this On in Privacy settings.
- You can watch TikTok LIVE but can't go LIVE or send a Gift during a LIVE
You can also customize your For You feed and filter comments and keywords to your preferences. Learn more about how to manage your Privacy settings.
Privacy tools 101 quiz
Test your knowledge about the privacy tools you have on TikTok to control the experience you want to have and the posts you want to show:
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