Editorial Standards

Our Editorial Mission

TikTapDown publishes practical resources and editorial analysis for TikTok creators. Everything we publish should pass one test: does this help a creator make a better decision today?If a piece of content doesn't clear that bar, we don't publish it.

How We Source News

Our daily news roundups draw from publicly available RSS feeds of established industry publications, including TikTok's official newsroom, Social Media Today, Social Media Examiner, TechCrunch, Hootsuite, Buffer, Search Engine Land, and Marketing Brew.

We do not paraphrase or republish source articles. We read, analyze, and write original editorial commentary based on the underlying facts. Every story is attributed with a direct link to the source. Readers who want the full original reporting are encouraged to follow the links.

How AI Is Used

We use large language models as a drafting and analysis tool. Every news roundup goes through an editorial pipeline that:

• Selects stories from quality publications matching our topic focus (TikTok-only)
• Deduplicates against the last 60 days of coverage
• Generates editorial analysis with specific quality constraints (no paraphrasing, source attribution required, original framing mandatory)
• Validates against quality gates before publishing (word count, attribution presence, banned phrase detection)

Posts produced through this pipeline are clearly part of our News section. We don't hide that AI is involved in drafting — we're honest that this is a technology-assisted editorial workflow, not human-only journalism.

What We Won't Do

• We don't paraphrase source articles. Our analysis is original commentary on facts, not rewordings of someone else's reporting.
• We don't reproduce source images. Images are sourced from Unsplash with proper credit.
• We don't hide attribution. Every story we discuss links back to the original.
• We don't fabricate quotes or statistics. If a number appears in our analysis, it's either from a named source or clearly framed as analyst estimate.
• We don't publish for the sake of volume. If there isn't enough quality TikTok news on a given day, the system skips publication. We'd rather publish 4 strong roundups a week than 7 weak ones.

Corrections Policy

If you spot a factual error, attribution problem, or quality issue, please email hello@tiktapdown.com with the URL and the issue. We aim to correct verified errors within 24 hours and note significant corrections at the top of the affected post.

Our Tools and Calculators

Pages like our keyword research tool, RPM calculator, engagement rate calculator, and hashtag library are built from publicly available data, our own research, and industry-standard formulas. Where we cite specific statistics, we link to the original source.

Affiliate and Commercial Relationships

We currently have no paid affiliate relationships with the tools or platforms we discuss. Our iOS app is a TikTapDown product, and we link to it from this site. Should we add affiliate links in the future, they will be clearly disclosed at the top of any post that includes them.

Contact

Questions, feedback, story tips, or corrections: hello@tiktapdown.com