{"id":174356,"date":"2024-12-23T18:51:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T17:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.islabit.com\/en\/?p=174356"},"modified":"2024-12-23T09:02:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T08:02:04","slug":"how-to-eliminate-a-tiktok-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.islabit.com\/en\/174356\/how-to-eliminate-a-tiktok-account.html","title":{"rendered":"How to eliminate a TikTok account"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The United States government and the European Union are investigating TikTok social network<\/strong>. There are suspicions of lack of transparency in user policies and indiscriminate data collection. In this article we explore which data TikTok saves and how to eliminate an account if you want to.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s important to note that all social networks collect user information to some degree<\/strong>. In the terms of use agreement they indicate you which data they use. The problem is that users usually never read this agreement. TikTok does not collect any information different from other social networks<\/a>. The real problem is between the governments of China, Europe and USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which information doest TikTok collect and how to eliminate your account<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Inside the privacy policies section<\/a> of TikTok<\/strong> you can find all the information that the social network collects. It\u2019s not a funny reading as the legal experts explain in ambiguous and technical ways how to use TikTok. Before you decide to eliminate a TikTok account, we are going to explain simply what does TikTok do with your information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First of all, all the generated content like photos, videos, directs, comments, text and hashtags are collected by TikTok. It also saves associated metadata like when, where and who has created the content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TikTok also collects information when you write, send or receive a private message<\/strong> in the platform. It also saves the chats you share with a vendor inside the platform and it includes the message content and metadata of date and participants of the conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Purchase information like numbers of paying cards and paying platforms like PayPal. TikTok also saves the transaction history from and through the platform. It\u2019s a good way to revise your purchasing experiences in case of need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TikTok also collects and receives information about the user from organizations, enterprises and other people<\/strong>. The different sources of information can also be governmental authorities, professional or beneficial organizations. There\u2019s also information that TikTok reunites from advisors, marketing teams and other partners that share information outside the social network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Does it sound strange? Wait for it. If you want to eliminate your TikTok account don\u2019t forget to read the punctual data the social network collects every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n