Just like we like or comment on videos we like on the app, we often click on the share button to hit the save video button to download our favorites from TikTok to our device. But for creators, this feature has become a bane as users pirate the video and even share or upload it as their own creation.
Does TikTok Notify You When You Save a Video? (EXPLAINED!)
If this is more about privacy protection than intellectual property rights, then surely we should at least know who has our videos stored on their devices? So what is TikTok doing about this public interest issue? Is it sending notifications to users when someone downloads their videos? We’re curious too. Let’s find out!
No, TikTok does not send notifications to users when someone downloads their videos. This means that even if you download someone else’s video or someone downloads yours, the video creator will not receive any notifications from the app informing them of the activity. For influencers with a huge viewer base, the option to download the video (if enabled) could result in a flood of notifications pages due to the volume of downloads alone, not counting the likes and comments.
But why save videos to your device in the first place? To watch them later, of course, or to share them with other contacts via other apps. As mentioned before, this feature is grossly abused by uploaders who take content from other creators to get more views for themselves.
