One of the newer, more popular social networks online today – especially among younger users – is the video-based social network TikTok, which allows users to create short video clips ranging in length from 15 seconds to one minute and post them to their fans and followers. shelving an audience while broadcasting it on the platform. Since merging with the old (and quite similar) social network Musical.ly, TikTok has become incredibly popular, surpassing apps like Facebook and Instagram in terms of total monthly downloads in October 2018, after an already staggering September.
This popularity is largely thanks to the site’s ability to create content based on or based on popular media (including music, stand-up, television clips) and the young population in their twenties. , and more) and replacing the service as an existing video-sharing network in the vacuum created by Vine’s demise.
Of course, TikTok needs little introduction so far. TechJunkie has many scopes of the app and it is getting more and more popular day by day. The spiritual and true successor to Music.ly is a music video app for teenagers that lets you record videos and upload them to the platform for all to see. What started as lip sync videos has expanded to all sorts of things.
It’s a social network so it’s easy to get likes, gain followers, chat, follow etc. It’s built into your DNA. It’s more about making great videos and letting them speak for themselves, rather than marketing yourself like TikTok, Facebook, or LinkedIn. The better the content you upload, the more followers you will attract and the more fans you will gain.
Since TikTok can be monetized, you can also make a modest living from it if you are good enough and engaged enough on the platform.
Removing fans on TikTok
Let’s get back to the subject at hand. Handling problem fans. Removing them can be a little rough, but necessary. It’s not something you want to do lightly but if necessary, here’s how to remove fans on TikTok.
- Open the TikTok app on your device.
- Select your profile and select Fans.
- Select the fan you want to remove and select the three-dot menu icon in the top right.
- Select Block.
This fan will now be blocked from seeing anything you upload and interacting with you on TikTok. Hopefully this will be enough to get things back to normal.
If you’re on the other side of the equation, you can just as easily stop being a fan of someone you follow on TikTok. Uploaders come and go into the app and upload apparently dozens of great videos and then get bored and move on to something else. There’s no point in being a fan if they’re not going to reward you with great content!
To stop being a fan, simply unfollow them.
- Open the TikTok app on your phone.
- Select your profile icon in the lower right corner of the screen.
- Select Follow and then select Following next to the person you want to unfollow.
This is instant, so the moment you select that second Follow, you will no longer follow that person. No confirmation or ‘are you sure?’ prompt, it just happens. This may change, but that’s what happens in the current version.
Dealing with negativity on TikTok
Overall, TikTok is actually a positive social network. Sure, they have their jerks just like any other platform, but in general, they’re just people who just enjoy creating and watching each other’s content. Of all the social media communities out there, TikTok has one of the best. That doesn’t mean you won’t struggle or experience toxicity.
You can remove fans as described above or go around them and ignore them.
Do not feed trolls – It’s a tired metaphor now, but that’s because it’s still very true. Most toxic people online are there to get a reaction. They feed off of this reaction, and it encourages them to want more. This is a well-known feedback loop in psychology. All you have to do here is to break the cycle by not giving them the feedback they need. Ignore them and they will really go. Well, 99.99% of it will be anyway. There is always one…
Respond with humor – If ignoring them is not a problem, then using humor to your advantage may be the solution. Negative people only have the power that others give them. If you can come up with a funny or smarter answer, you deny the power of the troll. If you want to see this in action, read any of JK Rowling’s replies to trolls on Twitter. He is an expert at this!
Report and continue – You can help some people, but never others. If you tried to make friends and repair the damage it caused and the troll is still causing trouble, let them know and move on. Use the above method to block them, complain and focus on the positive people on Tik Tok. There are many more than troublemakers.
No one will argue that dealing with negativity is easy. Not at all. But it is possible, and they are not what social media or the world in general is. Good luck!
