TikTok not letting me follow anyone?

Made an account on desktop browser, and I can't follow or like anyone, nor can anyone do the same to me back. Why is this? By the way, I made my account with email, and not with phone number. I had the same issue with my Instagram account a while back where I registered with email and got suspended since the system flagged me as a bot. Could I be shadowb4nned on TikTok?