The Activity Centre on TikTok enables users to see their own search history and uncover what they have previously searched for on the app. This search history forms an important part of each user’s TikTok experience, in that it shapes and frames the For You page and the kind of content that they are exposed to.
Your activity, including searches, likes, and more, lets TikTok know what you’re interested in. The app can then translate this into videos that it thinks you will want to see.
But can other users see the same activity – specifically your search history?
While there are certain actions that can be tracked and made accessible to other users, including your profile views and post views, your likes, and the posts that you save, your searches are not made public to other users.
Here is a quick guide to the activity that is public on TikTok, so that you can ensure you’re happy with the in-app data and activity which is shared.
What Activity Can Other Users See on TikTok?
The increase in privacy settings on TikTok means that users have control over what is made available and what is hidden from other users.
For example, profile and post views can be made available to other users (in return for also being able to see who liked and viewed your own profile and posts), or it can be concealed and kept private.
Similarly, you can add a layer of privacy to your saved and liked videos – either exposing the grid to other users and followers or reserving it for your eyes only.
What this tells us is that TikTok users can be as open or as private as they like with regards to their activity. And while TikTok uses search history as a part of the algorithm, informing the app of each user’s interests and the kinds of videos that they might want to see, this information is not shared with other people.
We hope this helps and gives you a little extra trust in the app’s security.
