If you are curious about how to disable advertisements on TikTok, we have some information for you that is both good and terrible. The unfortunate news is that you won’t be able to stop advertisements from showing up in your user feed even if you try to block them. The good news is that you can adjust the settings for how advertisements are personalised to give you more control over your privacy.
According to an explanation provided on a support page, advertising on TikTok helps to keep the platform free. “Every sponsored or ad ad that TikTok is paid to post in user feeds or on the search page is clearly labelled with a Sponsored or Ad icon,” the company states. “This ensures that users can easily identify these types of adverts.” You are able to interact with the advertisement in a manner that is analogous to the way in which you interact with user-generated material. You are able to share, like, comment on, or replay a specific advertisement provided the advertiser permits those capabilities. You are also allowed to complain about the advertisement if it is inappropriate.
According to the material provided on that support page, TikTok asserts that its advertisements are customised for users based on general information (such as location and device), demographic information (such as age and gender), in-app behaviour, and even activity outside of the app itself. TikTok does, in fact, share information with TikTok about how its users interact with its websites and apps.
According to TikTok, “a fashion company, for instance, might like to market its summer apparel collection to customers who have already purchased from their website or app.” “The company is able to share data with us, and as a result, we will be able to present its advertisements to the users of TikTok that we believe it is trying to attract.”
You will not be able to turn off advertisements altogether, but you can change the settings that personalise the ads that you see.
TikTok advertisements are impossible to entirely ignore, but you can influence how the social media business customises adverts to your preferences. Launch the TikTok app, then locate the Profile button in the lower-right hand corner of the screen. Tapping this button will allow you to make ad personalization adjustments. After that, pick Settings and Privacy from the drop-down menu that appears when you click the icon that looks like three lines and is located in the upper right corner of the screen. From the menu that displays, select the Privacy option, and then select Ads Personalization.
You’ll find a switch there that allows you to toggle the “Use of Off-TikTok Activity for Ad Targeting” feature
Under the option is an explanation that states, “With this setting, the advertisements you see on TikTok can be more personalised to your interests based on data that advertising partners give with us about your behaviour on their applications and websites.” You can expect to see advertisements on TikTok at all times, and the ones you view will be based on the activities you carry out within the app as well as any other information covered by our privacy policy.
According to TikTok‘s web guide, certain users have the ability to change the settings for advertisements by selecting the “Your Ad Interests” option. Users in the following countries can access this feature at this time: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.
