Affiliate marketing Secure affiliation – securing your TikTok account. Part 1
Every day, millions of people around the world watch and share short videos. Very often they come from TikTok. It allows creators to unleash their creativity and also simply provides entertainment in their free time. Affiliate agencies such as Onaffiliate also use this platform. You can use it to promote products or services. Unfortunately, just like any place on the web, TikTok also gathers haters, spammers and scammers.
TikTok… Play or work?
TikTok allows users to record short videos in a format designed for a smartphone. These can then be edited with a range of tools such as a text editor, fun stickers, many filters and AR overlays. In addition, recordings can be enriched with a soundtrack or one of the hundreds of thousands of available songs. After logging in to the application, the user first sees the content proposed by the platform, tailored based on their interests. It is not surprising that the website is mainly used for entertainment purposes, primarily by young users. Most often, they watch videos on dancing and singing, tutorials and popular challenges. However, it is worth mentioning that as TikTok has grown in popularity, it has also become a valuable platform for sellers, marketers, and marketing agencies. Through it, you can not only advertise your services, but also sell.
The service is testing solutions that enable in-app shopping and live shopping. Short videos are perfect for attracting the attention of the youngest consumers. There are already many campaigns that have reached hundreds of millions of views and have gone viral. TikTok is primarily used by companies that want to become closer to their audience, show themselves “from the inside”, and convince potential customers of their authenticity.
Security Basics
TikTok provides information regarding the safety of accounts and users in its help center. Here you will find tips on what you can do to better secure your profiles. Among the tips, TikTok mentions linking your phone number and email address to your TikTok account, creating a strong and unique password, as well as adding an access key. An access key is a cryptographic key stored on your mobile device that you can use to log into your TikTok account without having to remember a password. Another recommended solution is to add two-step verification, which adds a layer of protection to help verify that the account owner is logging in from an unrecognized device. In addition, it is possible to manage trusted devices. In a normal situation, the application sends a request each time you try to log in from unrecognized hardware or an external application – then you need to enter a password and a one-time verification code. If a person uses a known and trusted device repeatedly, they can choose to remember it after entering a one-time verification code. TikTok support can be contacted about blocked and deleted accounts, as well as deleted videos that have been flagged as violating the community standards.
The service takes care of users by offering the option of Restricted Mode – it restricts access to content that may not be suitable for everyone, for example, because it contains adult topics or complex issues. Comment mode gives you more control over how you use TikTok by introducing stronger filters in the comments area. Other features include video keyword filtering and Family Call, which allows parents and teens to adjust safety settings based on individual needs, such as setting daily screen time. Users have access to the Safety Center, which provides information about TikTok safety resources and tools, through which they can find information about the status of their account and records of any reports submitted, as well as share their opinions.
Secure login
If you log in to any platform, it is recommended that you choose a strong, unique password. TikTok proposes to create a password between 12 and 15 characters long, consisting of a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. In addition, it is worth changing them often and not using the same password as to log in to other services. The best part is to update it every 30 days. To make logging in easier and more secure, TikTok suggests setting up a passkey.
With a cryptographic key stored on the mobile device, the user can log in to their TikTok account without having to remember the password. It’s more secure than traditional passwords because it uses security features already available on the device itself. This can be, for example, Face ID or an access code on Apple devices, as well as a fingerprint and PIN code on Android devices. In addition, you can log in to your TikTok account with an access code through any device logged in to your Apple ID or Google account.
Two-factor verification… here too
For additional account protection, it is worth using the two-step verification option. This feature is widely used not only for TikTok accounts. It adds another layer of protection beyond the password, which allows you to verify that the owner of a given profile is logging in from unrecognized hardware. Two-step verification can prevent hacking in a situation where the password itself is compromised. The fraudster would then also need the phone number or e-mail address of the user. There are a few ways to enable two-factor verification. The first is a verification code sent to a phone number, the second is a code sent to an e-mail address, and the third is the installation of an authenticator app on the device. For example, the Google Authenticator app or Microsoft Authenticator. Follow the on-screen instructions on how to scan the QR code or copy the generated key.
Video content has been more popular than static content on social media for several years. For this reason, platforms for sharing this type of material arouse interest not only among individuals looking for entertainment, but also companies looking to promote their services. There are more and more accounts on TikTok, and as a result, they are more often targeted by hackers. It is worth protecting yourself against unwanted activity on your account and educating yourself about new types of fraud to be able to avoid them.
