While TikTok hasn’t implemented any age verification for creating an account, you must prove your age when requesting to change it. Therefore, it is best to be honest about your age on TikTok and, even then, be critical of the corresponding content. No amount of likes is worth risking your life.
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TikTok removed the ability to change your birthday to protect minors from harmful content. However, you can contact customer support to request to change your age on TikTok.
How to change your age on TikTok
While you can change your username on TikTok, it’s no longer possible to alter your age within the app. If you sign up with the wrong birth date, you will have to contact customer support to correct it. To do so, tap Profile in the bottom right, then tap the 3-line icon in the top right corner.
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Select Settings and Privacy from the bottom menu.
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Scroll down and tap Report a Problem under Support.
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Next, tap Account and profile under Topics.
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From there, open the Editing profile menu and tap Other.
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Select Need more help to send a message to the TikTok support team.
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From here, write a short message explaining that you wish to update your birthday on your account—tap Report when done.
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After that, you should receive an email response within a few days. The TikTok representative will ask for government ID proof to verify your birth date. Once you send it to them, they should change the age of your TikTok account to the correct date.
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FAQs
What is the age limit for TikTok?
To create an account on TikTok, users must be 13 years or older.
Does TikTok use age verification?
TikTok does not use any age verification tools when new users sign up. However, you will have to prove your date of birth to change the age on your account.
