Why is TikTok trying to force us to buy views??

This is getting ridiculous, the amount of comments and reposts I was getting for them to do this???

This is getting ridiculous, the amount of comments and reposts I was getting for them to do this???
That’s why they are losing creators. Not worth it anymore
They're up to something. My views look like a downward ski slope lately, and yet I've remained consistent with my content. Literally can't figure out what's going on except that yeah, they want us to buy views.

100% greed.
TikTok is a joke they literally will shadow ban you for no reason I don’t understand how I went from having hundreds of people in my livestreams to 3 viewers they’re doing it on purpose so I can’t reach 10k followers
Yeah, I'm seeing the promote feature pushed like crazy. My stuff was just starting to get traction and then my view plummeted unless I use promote. The only stuff thats gonna make it to fyp anymore is gonna be people who paid, not good content. So nobody is gonna use it.
Fuck em
https://preview.redd.it/hbts1m5e5iwh1.jpeg?width=1206&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=da704dea1093682d1b90183fcdae72b0fe86d1df
Same for me as well
I rather have legitimate viewers than paid viewers. I mean, how do I know if the viewers in question actually enjoyed my content. Also if it gets me followers, how do I know if they’re real people and not bots.
i'm so glad you shared this this is the same shit happening to me for WEEKS and it's driving me crazy

why?
..you’re joking, right? you’ll keep logging in daily regardless. 😅 just like they want, your attention. they don’t give a shit about you or anyone else on that ap.
They’re not.
This is so dystopian. Lets talk about it 🗺️
Feel free to laugh, but that’s what it felt like when I got the message that TikTok wasn’t available. I’m sad. But thank God our representatives, who have done nothing, finally united to make sure this happened. Don’t forget Trump started this whole thing when he said he wanted to ban it and also on August 6, 2020 signed an executive order to put sanctions on TikTok.
I dont think i can put into words what this app has done for me. I lost my dad a year ago and tiktok was genuinely the only thing that kept me sane. If this is truly the end if just like to say thank you. I know most everyone here has some type of storyof what TikTok means to them and if you want to share id love to hear them. Thank you TikTok for being a light in a darkening world.

is there any way i can fix this? i haven’t posted it yet. this always happens when i post tik toks with pictures and i don’t get it. while i’m editing it it’s always normal. but then as soon as i preview it or post it, the top and bottoms of the pictures get cut off.
Hey everyone! I took a break from TikTok for about six weeks and uploaded a new video yesterday. I can no longer find the detailed statistics that were previously available for individual videos. I used to be able to see a viewer retention graph showing the exact moments people stopped watching, as well as information about viewers’ countries, age groups, and gender. Does anyone know where to find them in the current version of the app?