TIKTOK is a popular social media app that allows creators to post videos up to 10 minutes long.
Sometimes, creators have run into a message stating that their video is under review, and now users want to know what it means.
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Why is my TikTok under review?
Since launching in 2016, TikTok has been criticized for its lack of security measures.
As a result, they have rolled out several new tools and systems to help monitor the content that is being posted to their site.
Some of these new systems will cause users to see a message that reads: “Your video is under review and can’t be shared right now.”
This means that TikTok is looking over the video before posting it to make sure that it is appropriate and does not contain content that violates its community guidelines.
Can I fix it?
In most tech situations, there are ways to get around social media walls, however, that is not the case in this situation.
On TikTok, if your video is under review, you must wait until the company makes a decision on if the video is appropriate or not.
However, sometimes there can be an issue on TikTok’s servers so if you feel like the message could be a mistake, restarting the app or restarting your device could help.
Who owns TikTok?
In 2016, TikTok was launched by Beijing-based technology company ByteDance, which was founded by Chinese billionaire entrepreneur, Zhang Yiming.
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Before TikTok, Yiming graduated from Nankai University with a BA in Software Engineering and worked for a number of tech companies, including Microsoft.
ByteDance was originally founded in 2012 and has since developed apps and news aggregation services.
While the app might have launched in 2016, it was not until 2018 that it became available worldwide.
This happened after Yiming decided to merge TikTok with fellow Chinese social media service, Musical.ly, which he bought in 2017 for $1billion.
While Yiming might have found much success from TikTok, he ultimately stepped down from his role as chairman on November 3, 2021, and was replaced by co-founder Liang Rubo.
