Summary

The author of the website content is expressing frustration over finding an identical copy of their Tik Tok account, which has replicated their bio, videos, captions, and hashtags.

Abstract

The website content describes the author's experience of discovering a copied version of their Tik Tok account. The copycat account, which has a similar username and mimics the original's content, was found by the author while researching sponsored posts. The author reflects on the reasons behind such imitation, attributing it to the success of their niche and the desire of others to replicate this success quickly. While acknowledging that imitation can be flattering and indicative of one's influence, the author emphasizes that it is an improper shortcut and viewers can easily distinguish between the original and the clone. The author also offers advice on how to deal with such situations, suggesting reporting and flagging as options, but also cautioning that copiers might simply create new accounts. Despite the frustration, the author encourages resilience and shares their own success story, inviting readers to learn from their experience through an ebook on creating a profitable Tik Tok channel.

Opinions

The author views the copying of their Tik Tok account as a sign of success but also as an infringement and an unethical practice.
They believe that copying an account's content exactly, including videos, captions, and hashtags, is going too far and is not the right way to achieve success.
The author suggests that while it's natural to admire and take inspiration from others, outright copying is unacceptable.
They express frustration and a sense of violation over the cloning of their account but also recognize that this is a common issue for successful influencers.
The author advises that while it's difficult not to take such copying personally, it's important to try to shrug it off as an inevitable part of being influential on social media platforms.
They mention that reporting and flagging copied content can be a solution, but it's not foolproof as copiers can re-emerge with new accounts.

I got my Tik Tok account copied

I guess you know you’re doing well when your account gets copied. This isn’t the first time this has happened to me.

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Here’s how I found out…

Finding out my Tik Tok account got copied

Randomly, I was scrolling Tik Tok on my computer. I was doing some research for sponsored posts and came across one of my Tik Tok accounts in the search.

The Instagram DM pitch to help you land sponsored posts all week long

I came across this article on Business Insider from mega-influencer Tori Dunlap. She has over 2 million followers on…

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No big deal.

Then, a few videos over was an identical account!

They shaved off the last few characters of the user name but, they’re using my same bio pic and videos. The captions look 100% copied too.

SMH.

They have only got around 100 followers now since they started the account about 10 days ago.

Why does this happen?

Are they fangirling?

Nope, I don’t think so.

They can see the niche I’m operating my account in is working. They want to shortcut to success by copying exactly what I’m doing.

Will this work?

Maybe.

But, it’s not the right way to go about it.

There’s nothing wrong with admiring another account and using their ideas as inspiration to do your own thing but, copying, rather, cloning the account for yourself with literally a near-identical account name and the SAME VIDEOS, CAPTIONS, AND HASHTAGS is going too far.

And, viewers will be able to tell it’s a copy.

If they’re searching for content, they’ll see the real account and the clone.

I’m frustrated

It’s a frustrating experience but, it is a sign of success.

I’ve been copied on Pinterest, my other Tik Tok account, even on Medium, believe it or not.

It happens.

What can you do?

Depending on the platform, you can report the account, flag the material, get the account taken down.

But, they can just repeat the process again on a new account.

If this happens to you, it’s really hard not to take it personally, but, try to let it roll off your shoulders. It’s going to happen.

Think about all the celebrity Tik Tok accounts you see on the app.

It exists, it’s just out there.

Anyway, thanks for listening to my little rant.

Have you been copied before? What was your experience?

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