The cause is the common contact recommendation system. Tiktokers report that their accounts continued to be exposed even after they changed their privacy settings
This Tuesday (January 17), Beto Carvalho went viral on Twitter with a post including two prints. The first, with a comment that his nephew, a child, left on his TikTok. The second shows a still from that video, in which Beto is made up, with long nails and a skirt.
my nephew in my video 💀💀💀💀💀💀 pic.twitter.com/fdxuBIVgTc
— betim (@twentytxo) January 17, 2023
Despite the relaxed air of both the tweet and many of the replies to it, another user, Maxine, took the opportunity to talk about instances where TikTok’s common contact recommendation system ended up unwittingly leading LGBTQIA+ people uncovered.
Guys, a roller on virtual security – the TikTok system is not so accidental. TikTok recognizes your contacts and the contacts of contacts and I have seen many cases of LGBT people being pulled out of the closet because their TikTok was recommended to family members https://t.co/Is1Ghen3HX
— מקס (@MaxALeite) January 18, 2023
This happened, for example, with @ji_apark.
bro this happened to me in 2020 i went viral with a pov (acting) it came to my family from sp they watched my videos and i didnt even know it there were several videos with lgbt content and i didnt come still out lol lol laughing nervously, my account ended up at momi’s work
— ji-a park (@ji_apark) January 18, 2023
In some replies to Maxine’s tweet, people said they made their TikTok accounts private to prevent this from happening.
and that’s why my account is private
— milena mundo rand al’thor br (@datdikkarus) January 18, 2023
But, according to other reports, TikTok keeps recommending your account to other users even after you change your privacy settings so that doesn’t happen.
I have everything disabled on my TikTok and still getting people I know for the option to seriously follow it’s agony I wanted to know what to do more I’ve already done everything I had in the options app except notifications I’ve tried removing more they always appear
— Juh (@Protecteri) January 18, 2023
My location, contacts and EVERYTHING that connects me with people I know is disabled and people still find me— shaolin matador dehog (@naschbitty) January 18, 2023
THE Nucleus contacted TikTok asking about it. We asked if the company recognizes the problem, if it has any safety recommendations to avoid it, and if it is developing any kind of fix to prevent this from happening. This post will be updated if there is a response.
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Camila Luna is a writer at Gossipify, where she covers the latest movies and television series. With a passion for all things entertainment, Camila brings her unique perspective to her writing and offers readers an inside look at the industry. Camila is a graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a degree in English and is also a avid movie watcher.
