Parent reviews for TikTok - Real Short Videos

I've read a lot of negative reviews on here regarding pronography so I decided to take a closer look (my 12 yr old daughter has had the app for a few weeks). I couldn't find any of the things mentioned on here with regards to easily accessing porn. One reviewer said you only needed to type in adult, masturb or fuc and porn will come up. That is not correct. It may have been the case in the past but it isn't now. In fact despite spending an hour looking for porn I have not seen any.

I decided to write this review as an update for parents looking at these other reviews and thinking they need to immediately run off and delete the app. Yes there are songs with bad language and yes if you don't set your account to private strangers will see your videos but don't believe what you read about the easily accessible porn. If it's there I haven't been able to find it.

I have read parental reviews regarding this app. I am appalled over the minor concerns voiced while the actual red flags are left to the wind.

I cannot flip a commercial radio station in the car without hearing every single song offered in this app. Therefore, the "explicit suggestive material" is a moot point because our children hear it and see it every day. And if a parent is so strict that they can prevent their child from listening to even the radio, it does not matter because we even hear the garbage in tv commercials.

The songs are not the problem. Any minor's expression of these songs are not the problem. And those parents who focus on these issues as problems will only experience a life of secrecy and rebellion with their children through their childhood.

THE REAL PROBLEM AND ACTUAL RED FLAG are the hidden pedophiles. My 9 year old daughter received a message from "chester0000" with a sexual exploitive. Because I am a mother who does not focus on controlling my children, my daughter IMMEDIATELY came to me and showed me. This user "chester0000" had 1 video with at least 5 minor boys expressing violent acts with an undertone of inappropriate sexuality.

Now, there is an option to block the user and to report the user's abuse. However, we are only given 140 characters to explain the abuse. Congress is finally creating a Bill of Rights for sexual assault survivors. How can a parent explain what the abuse is with only 140 letters?!!! Well, I did my best and I posted on my daughter's main page that it is supervised by me. This may or may not deter other pedophiles, but at least I taught my daughter the true meaning of appropriate and inappropriate.

I am posting this review in hopes that parents will prioritize their concerns so when mothers like me turn to sources like this for answers, red flags are are discussed and appropriate initiative is taken.

Ok my two girls aged 7 and 9 have been using this app for a few weeks along w all of their friends at cheer. I told them that they r not allowed to publish anything! And they said they weren't. This is the only social site they have ever used and my husband and I stay away from any social media. I have had talks w them about Internet safety and "bad people" hide behind their screen names. Well I just went thru my 7 years olds iPod and there were people who liked her videos! I asked her who they were and she had no idea who they were. I went into the settings part and there was an option to turn off your location!!!! Meaning all along people can figure out where she was when making her video!!!! I read several comments here and immediately made both of them delete the app. I am going to share this site w the other moms at cheer so they can be aware of what this app is all about!!! Thanks to everyone who posted comments!!!

It's ok for kids

My 12 year old has been using about a week and showed me some cool sports related videos he made...something prompted me tonight to look a, little closer. Found that others could view and request to follow (didn't even know it was a social app). TEN "people" messaged him asking for him to "follow"... Obvious attempts to lure him to who knows what. These were professionals, without a doubt. Beware!

While this is really fun for the kids and you can have a "private" account, there is a Search Icon on the home page which opens them up to any and all adult videos. In addition, when they open the App, adult videos come up unprompted. This is not an App that parents can fully supervise. Very disappointing.

PEOPLE TAKE OFF THERE SHIRTS AND DO INAPROPRATE STUFF!!!!! SMOKING DRUGS AND CURSING ARE ALSO IN THIS APP!! 100% DO NOT RECOMEND

My 12 year old daughter who has been on musical.ly for some,time. Tonight she has searched the Leaderboard for top viewing and discovered there was a 'muser' that had pornographic Images. It was images that were confusing and confronting even for me as a adult to view. I M so disgusted that this can happen on a App that is promoted towards young people.

My granddaughter had this app on her phone to watch her friends post videos. That was fine until she looked at her profile and saw she had fans. She clicked on her fan to see what it was and got the shock of her life. She was crying and said it was do nasty. I can only imagine what she saw because I went on there and basically saw porn and child porn. This app does not need to be for kids of any age. I know now that there is a private button you can use but it's too late. Do not let your child download tbis app! Disgusting!