TikTokers using share bots to rack up massive views & followers Unsplash: Olivier BergeronTikTok users are resorting to using share bots on their accounts in a bid to increase views and followers, as exploits become more accessible. Building up a loyal following on TikTok isn\u2019t easy and can often take months to hit the big time if you\u2019re lucky. However, TikTokers that are eager to fast track their follower count are resorting to using new exploitive methods. Among those methods is the use of coding via Replit, a method originally brought to the internet back in 2016. TikTok users continue to use coding methods to boost followers Grinding for followers and likes on TikTok is normally done the old-fashioned way, with consistent and entertainment uploads, but tools like Replit are dominating the platform. Tutorials for the share bot tools have flooded the popular video platform, making the notion of unsavory boosting more popular with smaller, growing creators. Coding tools, initially intended for educational purposes, are enabling users to manipulate TikTok feeds and increase exposure to the user\u2019s desired video. Some videos within the #TikTokShareBot hashtag are blowing up beyond belief, with one video posted by user @coder.mohanadhosny gaining astounding traction. Using bots isn\u2019t uncommon within ByteDance\u2019s viral video application, as concerns previously examined the use of tools like Zefoy. You\u2019ve likely come across fake accounts created by these applications, as they often take on the guise of a woman with a generic handle \u2018user\u2019 handle. all these bots liking my comment on george\u2019s tiktok i\u2019m scared pic.twitter.com\/F9fWsVBpOb \u2014 syd \ud83d\udc2e (@sydmorphia) February 22, 2021 While most users looking to gain popularity on TikTok won\u2019t be complaining anytime soon, the ease of access to abuse the platform does spark security concerns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
TikTokers using share bots to rack up massive views & followers Unsplash: Olivier BergeronTikTok users are resorting to using share bots on their accounts in a bid to increase views and followers, as exploits become more accessible. Building up a loyal following on TikTok isn\u2019t easy and can often take months to hit the big […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61595"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61595\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}