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TikTok blocks links based on its own classifier, shared signals with parent company ByteDance, and user reports. A blocked link may be rejected on save, silently removed hours later, or display an interstitial warning to viewers. The cause is almost always the destination domain — not your account.
Fix steps
Determine which surface is blocked. Test the same URL in a fresh TikTok DM and in the bio website field. If both reject it, the domain is on TikTok's main blocklist. If only the bio rejects it but DMs accept it, the link is on the soft-restriction list.
Check the destination, not the redirect. TikTok classifies the final destination, not the intermediate URL. If your link redirects to a flagged page (a competitor affiliate, a known phishing pattern, a blocked TLD), TikTok blocks the parent. Audit what your link actually opens.
Submit a review through TikTok's appeal form. Settings → Report a problem → Bio link rejected. Include the URL, your account handle, and a statement that the destination is yours. Reviews typically resolve in 3–10 days.
Move to a clean domain. If your domain has been flagged before, re-flagging is common. A custom domain on linkboo on a fresh TLD avoids the inherited-block problem. Point TikTok to the linkboo domain; the actual destination stays unchanged.
Check for content-type triggers. TikTok aggressively blocks links to direct affiliate redirects (shareasale, impact, partnerstack raw links), adult platforms, gambling, and many crypto sites. If your destination falls into any of these categories, routing through a linkboo page that hosts the destination on your own domain may resolve it.
If the link is accepted on save but disappears within 24 hours, the post-save classifier removed it. Repeat the review submission and include a screenshot of the original acceptance.
Still not working?
If TikTok accepts the link but viewers report it "doesn't work," the link is reaching the destination through TikTok's in-app browser. Different problem.
Want the full diagnosis? See TikTok's link-blocking system explained.
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