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To report a user’s account on TikTok:
- Log in to TikTok.
- Go to the user’s profile by clicking on their username.
- Tap (•••) in the top right corner of the profile.
- Select Report (🚩).
- Then select “Report Account”.
- Next, tap “Posting Inappropriate Content”.
- Select “Minor Safety” followed by “Child Abuse” or “Inappropriate for Minors”.
- Tap “Submit” to send your report.
To report a video on TikTok:
- Log in to TikTok.
- Tap the share icon (↷).
- Select “Report” (🚩).
- Next select “Minor Safety”.
- Followed by “Child Abuse” or “Inappropriate for Minors”.
- Tap “Submit” to send your report.
To report a live video on TikTok:
- Log in to TikTok.
- Tap into the live video you wish to report.
- Tap the share (↷) icon at bottom right of the screen.
- Select “Report” (🚩)followed by “Minor Safety”.
- Next, select the most appropriate option, such as “Sexual exploitation of minors”, “Grooming behavior”, or “Minor nudity or sexual activity”.
- Tap “Submit” to send your report.
To report a direct message on TikTok:
- Log in to TikTok.
- Go to the direct message you would like to report.
- Tap and hold the comment/video then select “Report”.
- Select “Minor Safety” followed by “Child Abuse”.
- Tap “Submit” to send your report.
We update the content on this page quarterly but because online services may change their reporting processes, you may find the instructions above do not work. If that occurs, do your best to adjust the process to match what you are seeing onscreen – it may be that a simple adjustment is all that is required (e.g. if the precise drop down option listed above does not appear, try choosing the option that is closest to what is suggested above). If all else fails, you can also contact us and we can try to assist you with the process.
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To report a user’s account on TikTok:
- Log in to TikTok.
- Go to the user’s profile by clicking on their username.
- Click (•••) at the top of the profile, then select “Report”.
- Click “Report account”, then select “Next”.
- Choose “Posting Inappropriate Content” then “Next”.
- Click “Minor Safety” followed by the appropriate reason for reporting the user such as “Child abuse” or “Inappropriate for Minors”.
- Click “Submit” to send your report.
To report a video on TikTok:
- Log in to TikTok.
- Click on the video you wish to report.
- Then click “Report” from the top right corner of the video.
- Click “Minor Safety” then “Child Abuse” or “Inappropriate for Minors”.
- Click “Submit” to send your report.
To report a live video on TikTok:
- Log in to TikTok.
- Click (•••) in the upper right corner of the live video.
- Select “Report”.
- Next select “Minor Safety” followed by “Next” .
- Click the most appropriate option for reporting such as, “Sexual exploitation of minors”, “Grooming behavior”, or “Minor nudity or sexual acts”.
- Click “Submit” to send your report.
To report a direct message on TikTok:
- Log in to TikTok.
- Hover over the direct message you would like to report.
- Click (•••) then select “Report”.
- Click on “Minor Safety” followed by “Child Abuse”.
- Click “Submit” to send your report.
We update the content on this page quarterly but because online services may change their reporting processes, you may find the instructions above do not work. If that occurs, do your best to adjust the process to match what you are seeing onscreen – it may be that a simple adjustment is all that is required (e.g. if the precise drop down option listed above does not appear, try choosing the option that is closest to what is suggested above). If all else fails, you can also contact us and we can try to assist you with the process.