{"id":17136,"date":"2022-07-16T12:15:50","date_gmt":"2022-07-16T12:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=17136"},"modified":"2022-07-16T12:15:50","modified_gmt":"2022-07-16T12:15:50","slug":"how-to-dm-on-tiktok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-dm-on-tiktok","title":{"rendered":"How to DM on TikTok"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f37509bbf08\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f37509bbf08\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f37509bbf08\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-dm-on-tiktok\/#How_to_DM_on_TikTok\" title=\"How to DM on TikTok\">How to DM on TikTok<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-dm-on-tiktok\/#Messages_are_sent_to_a_single_person\" title=\"Messages are sent to a single person\">Messages are sent to a single person<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-dm-on-tiktok\/#Requires_a_verified_phone_number\" title=\"Requires a verified phone number\">Requires a verified phone number<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-dm-on-tiktok\/#Is_it_safe_to_DM_a_non-follower_on_TikTok\" title=\"Is it safe to DM a non-follower on TikTok\">Is it safe to DM a non-follower on TikTok<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_DM_on_TikTok\"><\/span>How to DM on TikTok<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/yL9XTxV.jpg\" align=\"right\" style=\"height:auto; max-height:262px; width:auto; margin:0px 10px; max-width:41%\" alt=\"how to dm on tiktok\"> <\/p>\n<p>If you want to know how to DM on TikTok, then you&#8217;re probably wondering if it&#8217;s safe to send a message to a non-follower. There are a few things to keep in mind before sending a message to a non-follower. First of all, you must be a verified phone number. You&#8217;ll also need to have a verified email address. If you don&#8217;t have these, don&#8217;t worry&#8211;there are solutions.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Messages_are_sent_to_a_single_person\"><\/span>Messages are sent to a single person<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Until now, users could send messages to anyone on TikTok. After incidents of harassment and misuse, the app has imposed a new restriction that limits the number of messages a person can receive. Now, if you accidentally set your birth year incorrectly, you need to contact TikTok support and provide proof of your age. They will manually change your account&#8217;s settings to ensure that you receive all messages sent to you only.<\/p>\n<p>Direct messaging is available to anyone on TikTok, but users have to be at least 16 years old in order to receive private messages from another account. If you are under sixteen, you can use another messaging platform instead. Once you&#8217;re 16, you can try to send messages to friends or complete strangers and see which ones receive them. Eventually, you can enable messaging for other users.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Requires_a_verified_phone_number\"><\/span>Requires a verified phone number<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a TikTok user and want to send someone a DM, you&#8217;ll need to have a verified phone number. While you can send a text message on other apps, you can&#8217;t DM another TikTok user unless you have a verified phone number. This restriction was introduced to protect the privacy of children. If you want to DM someone, you must be at least 18 years old. You will need to provide proof of your age or birth year if you don&#8217;t want TikTok to change your DM settings.<\/p>\n<p>One way to avoid a verified phone number is to use a temporary one. You can use a temporary number for a short period of time to enable features, but you may run into difficulties when trying to log in or recover your account. If you&#8217;re unsure if you need to use a temporary phone number, you should seek TikTok&#8217;s customer support.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_it_safe_to_DM_a_non-follower_on_TikTok\"><\/span>Is it safe to DM a non-follower on TikTok<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re on TikTok, you may be wondering if it&#8217;s safe to DM a non-following user. In order to do this, you must follow that user and be friends with them. Once you&#8217;re friends, you can send them a message via the Message button in their profile. Make sure to only send a DM if you&#8217;re prompted by the person to do so.<\/p>\n<p>To protect yourself, limit your DMs to those who follow you. Direct messages from non-followers are far less likely to be negative than DMs from friends. Also, you can change your settings so that you&#8217;re not allowed to DM people who don&#8217;t follow you. You can also block people who send you inappropriate messages. This will send a message to the TikTok moderators for review. 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