r/TikTokLounge

My videos have been getting anywhere from 0-5 views per video ever since June 1. I used to get normally in the 100s but it’s not going back up.

I know others are experiencing this so I wanted to ask, has there been a fix for others? I’m occasionally trying to be active on the tiktok account by liking and watching videos on there instead of my personally account (sometimes, not to often)

But all the videos are public and not getting any views.

If you have a solution please help!

(Contacting tiktok isn’t helpful because the response feels robotic and not genuine, or human.)

Could be about the algorithm, posting frequency, hashtags, trends, growth strategies, or anything else.

Interested to see which opinions are actually unpopular.

So as of 5-22 (2026) and before, ALL my videos got decent views, (in the hundreds). But as of late my videos have been getting under 100 views, and I thought that was odd. I posted on 6-23, a video I was confident would do well (last post was 5-22), and it did way way worse than I expected, and didn’t do as well as any of my other videos by A LOT. I brushed it off and posted two other videos later (several days a part from each other), and both are getting very limited views. I’m just wondering if something happened to my account I’m unaware of? Or maybe there’s some new change to the algorithm? Anyone able to help?

Mine happened completely by accident. I never planned on making this type of content.

Wtf is going on? Their support team told me the issue was resolved and my account was unlocked. I was finally able to log in after almost a week of being locked out.

Was using my account all day then at night I get the pop up again “account is locked” and was immediately logged out again??? Why are they playing with me, all that relief just to stress me out again

I kept seeing creators lose track of brand conversations across DMs, email, Notes, and spreadsheets, so I built a tool to keep the deal side organized.

It helps with:

• tracking brand leads and active deals
• organizing rates, deliverables, and due dates
• logging follow ups so conversations do not die
• tracking usage rights so creators know what brands can use and for how long

I built it for creators who are already getting inbound or pitching regularly and are tired of managing everything manually.

I am not posting this as a spam drop. I want real feedback from creators who actually deal with brand work:
What part of managing creator deals is still the biggest mess for you right now?

EDIT: I keep getting private messages with pictures from people saying they did the same thing, but their issue still isn't resolved. The problem is that a lot of them are just talking to the AI support chat inside the app instead of doing what I explained here (opening an email ticket). Please read the instructions, wait a couple of days for an email back, and then let me know if it worked!

Hey everyone,

I’m making this post because my account went through a shadowban recently (0 views + no add to story), and I know a lot of people go through this same exact thing.

First, What I’m about to show you is not guaranteed to work for everyone, but you should definitely try it because this is what worked for me.

(Now, before I write how I fixed it, let me just say: never listen to people who make videos about this situation saying stuff like “interact with this video, like, comment, share, so TikTok will see you're not a bot and will understand you have a problem”... they are literally just farming likes and views. IYKYK!)

Ok, so here is what you actually need to do:

1. Go to your Profile.
2. Click on the 3 bars at the top right.
3. Go to Settings.
4. Scroll down until you see Help Center and click it.
5. Click Report a problem.
6. At the very bottom, click on Online reporting form.

• Topic: Account access
• Category: Banned account

Scroll down and now you need to submit the ticket form:

• Username: Your username
• Contact email: the email where TikTok can message you
• Additional details: This is where you explain what happened.

I’m gonna post the text I wrote below. I recommend maybe changing it up a little bit so they don't get the same copy paste from everyone:

Hey! I need someone to look into my account ([@YourUsername]) because it’s completely bricked right now.

I know the difference between a video just flopping/having low views and a shadowban or a bug. Every single new video I post is stuck at exactly 0 views. They aren't hitting the FYP at all. I know for sure that my account has been falsely restricted!

On top of that, my "Add to Story" button completely disappeared, and whenever I try to use the promote tool, it gets instantly rejected for no reason.

I haven’t broken any community guidelines and have zero warnings on my account, so I’m pretty sure my profile is trapped in a glitch or got falsely flagged by a bot. Can you guys please check my account and clear whatever is blocking my videos?

Thanks, [Your Name]

Now, at the end, you can also attach 2 photos. I attached a photo of my account check result showing that I do not violate any guidelines, and another photo showing my views before and after the restriction.

And that’s it.

After a couple of days, I got an email from TikTok saying that a person looked through my account, saw that I did not violate any guidelines, and because of that, my restriction was removed.

Now again, it’s NOT GUARANTEED to work for everyone, but this is what worked for me.

make sure to tell me if this fixed the problem for you <3

(sorry if there's grammar mistakes, i don't speak english aha)

Imagine after every upload, TikTok gave you one honest reason why it didn't perform well.

Would you want that level of feedback, or do you think it would just make creators overthink everything?

Curious what people think.

I know it's a very trending topic in this subreddit and it seems people managed to fix it but I've been shadowbanned for a couple months now and getting 0% fyp views. I've tried all the approaches people have suggested, I gone through nearly 10 support tickets, I've emailed support, I've tried tweeting at them, and I tried getting it through the TikTok shop chat. I even tried making a new account and that got shadowbanned after a week. Nothing worked and I still don't have the "Add to Story" button on any new posts.

It sucks because I'm an edm producer and use tiktok as my main platform to build my artist branding and just started getting some viral tiktoks and thought I was finally making progress. I'm thinking about fully deleting my accounts and starting over but afraid I will just be shadowbanned again. I'm willing to start over at this point, I just want an opportunity to succeed in this competitive music environment but this tiktok nerf is absolutely brutal.

If anyone has advice on what to do I would appreciate it. It feels horrible to be an artist and not use tiktok but I'm starting to feel like I don't have a choice anymore. For reference, my tik tok is @ ojas.official

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There's been a lot of discussion lately about TikTok's algorithm, declining reach, and all the changes happening on the platform. I've seen plenty of people say they're done with it, but I'm curious how many are actually following through.

Are you still posting consistently and hoping things improve, or have you shifted your focus elsewhere?

For creators, has TikTok become a secondary platform, or is it still your main source of views and growth? I'm interested in hearing what people are actually doing rather than just the usual "TikTok is dead" comments.

What's your current strategy, and do you still think the platform is worth investing time in?

It’s a really long story, I’ve been posting TikTok for a year trying to grow my account. I’ve been creating and deleting a lot of accounts throughout the year and it leaded to my views being capped at either 250 or 70 views no matter how high the like is and the watch time. I know it’s not content problem because some of my video used to go viral and I know the quality of the video is good. I tried using a new device, new email with new network to post but it also doesn’t work, even if I try using instagram my views are still super low like 20 views. I’ve also try submitting tickets to TikTok but they just say my account is fine and normal. After all that I decided to leave the apps a bit and did a 30 day black-out trying to maybe let the algorithm forget me a bit and clear my sentence, I ended up deleted the apps for 49 days. After that I came back a week ago and pray that hopefully this will all pay off, I simply use mobile data to log in to the app and waited a few days to post, the first video got around 240 views and that tricks my brain a bit Bec it used to get capped at 250 views but I keeping pushing, I posted my second video today and it got 0 views. I don’t really know what to do anymore I tried everything, if anybody knows how to fix this it would be well appreciated as posting means a lot to me🙏🏻

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When I started, I genuinely thought if I stayed consistent for a month or two, something would click.

It didn't.

After 40 videos, I was still averaging 200-500 views, had barely crossed 100 followers, and every upload felt like shouting into the void. I seriously considered giving up because it felt like I was putting in hours for nothing.

Then video #41 randomly took off.

It ended up with 80k+ views, brought in more followers than all my previous videos combined, and for the first time people were actually waiting for my next upload instead of me chasing the algorithm.

The weird part is I still don't think it was my "best" video. It just happened to connect with people in a way the others didn't.

Looking back, if I had quit a week earlier, I would've never known that video was coming. Has anyone else had one upload completely change how they looked at TikTok?