In short, TikTok's privacy protections, and their data sharing and security protocols are VERY sketchy. For the protection of this site and its users, that's a risk I don't want to take.
When we first put this place together and created the forum rules, social media as we now know it was in its infancy, so we didn't really have a rule set to address that. The link to TikTok above highlighted that fact to me. The mods and I came up with the following rule addition (although it is still a work in progress and may be modified):
14. Regarding linking to social media and other websites: (a) Please exercise discretion and good judgment. Whenever possible, link to verified sources and avoid unverified gossip, or profiles of users who claim to have inside information and are not verified to actually have such information. Links to reliable, primary sources should be used where possible. (b) Please avoid posting links to TikTok or other platforms that appear to lack sufficient privacy protections and security protocols. (c) Doxxing and similar behavior is forbidden. Links to material that can be used to personally identify someone without their consent are forbidden.
(b) is what applies here. So, with apologies to TikTok users here that may love that platform. I'm not discouraging anyone from using it if that's your thing. Just please don't post links here on the forum.
And, for the record, Minstro is not in any kind of trouble, and my intent was not to come down on him. Hopefully, it did not come across that way (and my apologies if it unintentionally did). I was just making it clear not to post links from that platform is all.
I hope that explanation helps.