Most social media apps require a user to be over 13 years of age and TikTok is no exception, Most of the time these rules are being ignored but it’s better if children below 13 or even 16 stay away from the TikTok or any other social media.
TikTok prohibits live video streaming if you are not at least sixteen and if you mistakenly typed your wrong date of birth, you can’t stream live videos. Furthermore, there are strict laws in the USA regarding child privacy law in online space. So, it’s better to be under the law and use TikTok if only you are over 13 years.
This article is for the people who have mistakenly typed the wrong date of birth during the signing up of Tiktok and want to change their age on TikTok. It is not as simple as Facebook and some other platforms. This extra measure is taken because more children and teenagers are using TikTok and it’s imperative that extra measures are taken when children are concerned.
So, let’s go through step by step method to change your birthdate on TikTok
Step 1: Visit Your Profile
Firstly, you have to visit your profile. An icon showing your profile picture is located on the screen. Tap there and you will be directed to your profile.
Step 2: Click on “Three dots” located at the top right corner
Now, you will have to click the three dots located on the top right corner of the screen. Once you do this, it will show a menu with different choices and you are going to have to make appropriate choices. There you have to choose the “Report a Problem” option.
Step 3: Click on “Account and Profile”
Now that you are going to report a problem, you must click on the “Account and Profile” option so that you can change your age. After clicking on that option, you will proceed to the next step.
Step 4: Click on “Editing Profile”
In this step, you have to click on the “Editing Profile” option, and doing this will make sure that you are trying to solve a problem related to your profile. Since the matter of mistaken age is related to your profile, you will have to do this.
If you feel this is taking some time, just hold on and remember that all this is just for your privacy and nothing else.
After tapping on the “Editing Profile” option, you will be directed to another option where you should click on the “Other” option.
Step 5: Explain The Problem and Submit The Proof Of Your Official Date of Birth
Now, finally, you will have to explain the problem you faced and that the birth date you typed in doesn’t represent your actual date of birth. Now, you will have to submit proof of your actual birth date so that your birth date can be changed to that.
You can take a photograph of your birth- certificate or citizenship or any other trustworthy certificates that shows your age and send the picture to TikTok.
Now, finally, you will have to wait for any response and act accordingly.
Although long and bit tiring, these are the steps you will have to follow to change your age on TikTok.