Account & Service Control · Company practice
TikTok may mute or remove videos on suspected unauthorized music use, and you can appeal
TikTok may remove or mute your video if it has reason to believe your use of music is unauthorized. You acknowledge that its audio recognition system may detect unauthorized uses of music and your content may be muted. If content is muted or removed in error, and you have the necessary rights to share the music or your use may be permitted by law, you can appeal through the in-app notification process.
Supporting quotations
We may remove or mute your video if we have reason to believe your use of music is unauthorized.
You acknowledge that our audio recognition system may detect unauthorized uses of music and your content may be muted.
If your content is muted or removed in error, and you have the necessary rights to share music or your use may be permitted by law, you can appeal the issue through our in-app notification process.
Qualifications & exceptions
- Muting or removal "may" follow when TikTok has reason to believe use is unauthorized
- Appeal applies where content was muted or removed in error and you have the rights or a legally permitted use
Not stated here
- The page does not state how long an appeal takes or what review standard applies.