Rewards video with little original input
The video may not earn money on TikTok.
About to post? A full check of your video looks for this in what's shown and what's said, with a plain fix.
Check a video freeWhat triggers it
Account info or video copied from others or with minimal original input or edits.
What TikTok says
“Unoriginal: Your account info or video content is copied from others or has minimal original input or edits.”
How to fix it
Add your own footage, voice, commentary and editing.
Good to know
Look for lightly edited reposts, AI or stock slideshows with no creator voice or footage, reading other people's posts aloud with nothing added. Does NOT count: your own footage, or borrowed clips with substantial original commentary or editing.
Can FYProof spot it?
A full check of your video looks for it in what's shown and what's said. What a check finds is an estimate, not a guarantee.
- Video: looked at for this rule
- Speech: looked at for this rule
- On-screen text: not for this rule
- Caption: not for this rule
- Hashtags: not for this rule
It doesn't recognize songs or match clips against copyright catalogs, so it can't tell whether you have the rights to them.
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