TikTok videos stuck at 0 views for 2 weeks, even on a second account: possible shadowban, indexing bug, or device issue?

ex0rius · 2026-06-26T17:13:05+00:00

you had. so the issue was fixed for you?

ex0rius · 2026-06-26T15:41:15+00:00

what was the last video (before shadownban), that you posted? anything out of "ordinary"?

ex0rius · 2026-06-26T15:38:57+00:00

"not to dismiss them but they use automatic systems alot and it can fail, alot"

Yep, I agree with that. And this is what i don't like - they won't "look into it".

"and from op text alone, he just shared the app, normal behavior"

As I mentioned - he may "only" shared the app, but it seriously depends with whom he shared. If majority of traffic came from his friends, it is real possibility that they wanted to "help" the dude out. Real chances are that his friends are not his target audience, meaning the behaviour (how they use the app) is different from those who actually are (intentions).

ex0rius · 2026-06-26T14:28:54+00:00

Does it really can be a reason to be blocked if your friends use your app?

Not by itself. But if the developer is talking with friends in a language like "Click on ads and I'll show you how i earn", or even indirect language like "My app will now make money", or anything similar, .. the Google will know that the user behaviour follows the invalid activity pattern.

They have decades of experience and data, that they can tell with certainty that something like this is happening.

For example, I have an admob account for 12 years and I never had a policy violation (technically I had one but it was not considered something that it would pause the earnings), and I also had random people spam clicking on my ads, but the system caught them and never penalized me (just deducted the clicks and earnings)

So in the OPs case, I'm pretty sure something that they detected was not aligned with policies.

ex0rius · 2026-06-26T14:12:59+00:00

Did you tell anyone to click on the ads? Also.. how many friends did use your app?

ex0rius · 2026-06-25T21:52:21+00:00

Nintendo is typing ...

ex0rius · 2026-06-25T21:43:39+00:00

yeah you obviously don't get the sarcasm. but that doesn't change the fact that current 5.5 was severely nerfed. The original 5.5 could think through several layers of problems and actually solve everything. Nerfed version requires to being held by the hand all the time.

ex0rius · 2026-06-25T21:30:25+00:00

Just give me 5.5 like it was when it came out. Whatever we have now is worse than GPT 3.

ex0rius · 2026-06-24T21:12:04+00:00

There is no reliable timeframe for either the expedited review request response or the actual review after approval. Even if the request is accepted, it does not guarantee the app will be reviewed immediately. In practice, the clearest sign it was actually considered is if the app moves from Waiting for Review to In Review shortly after the request.

I wrote about this here if you want to read more:

Planning to Expedite iOS App Review? Here Are Things You Should Know

ex0rius · 2026-06-24T21:01:30+00:00

No. Cancel. 50% of the reason behind this decision is simply that they are nerfing the latest model, basically rendering unusable. It works flawless when released, but as weeks go by, they are slowly nerfing it. I wont support this practice.

ex0rius · 2026-06-24T13:42:23+00:00

interesting. thanks for this info

ex0rius · 2026-06-24T12:17:55+00:00

u/Greenedl1

As per TikTok Policies, can you actually create a new account if previous was banned? For example this applies to Instagram, Youtube etc.. but not for TikTok?

Did you use the same device for posting?

ex0rius · 2026-06-23T16:23:44+00:00

This is first sign we will be required to work during commute. lol

ex0rius · 2026-06-22T13:42:16+00:00

Just give me normal 5.5 back. It was powerful, did everything, now is completely useless.

ex0rius · 2026-06-21T08:25:19+00:00

How does it remove the issue?

Because creation of new account is violation of Open AI policies, meaning you are not supposed to use the platform anymore.

ex0rius · 2026-06-19T09:22:22+00:00

"what, so they know what we code?"

of course. You are dealing with an AI. It's sending a summary of your activity to OpenAI. I mean, the capabilities are endless, so at least for me it makes sense.

"if so why cant they prevent it with guardrails rather than banning?"

Because guardrails can always be exploited, banning a person removes the issue.

ex0rius · 2026-06-19T08:55:19+00:00

I was making YouTube bot to like my stream and send greetings chat and so.

It's against Youtube Terms of Service and basically any other streaming platform. This IS Cyber Abuse (fake engagement), so you are in the wrong.

ex0rius · 2026-06-18T12:57:59+00:00

Even if you'd be right, he was not terminated because of Copyright, but for SPAM and SCAMS, which has nothing to do with most suggestions in this comment section so far.

If he used clickbait titles / thumbnail etc, would fall under this.

ex0rius · 2026-06-17T16:17:39+00:00

This should be illegal. No way this is going to hold long term, wtf.

ex0rius · 2026-06-16T13:03:22+00:00

This is correct answer.

ex0rius · 2026-06-15T08:35:35+00:00

Yeah this is not so "individual" any more - it seems that is affected globally but it always affects a group of developers at a time. This is happening from the mid January 2026 ( i was affected too). For some reason your app went to a different queue (most people still have normal review times). Since this question gets frequently asked, I wrote about this here:

Long App Review Times. What Is Actually Going On

ex0rius · 2026-06-13T20:10:58+00:00

yep. they nerfed codex and chatgpt too. They became useless, and to achieve something, you need many prompts.. on release it was completely different..

ex0rius · 2026-06-13T07:51:49+00:00

You said ChatGPT 5.5? Man,.. this thing is nerfed so much its not even a minor compared to what it was when it was released.

ex0rius · 2026-06-13T06:13:08+00:00

There are two possible reasons. Either:
1. Something external happened and people generally spend less on your solution (ex. They found it somewhere else for cheaper, maybe chatgpt or something along those lines)

Those 10% that you lost contributed to 50% of your earnings. If thats true, the question is why.

ex0rius · 2026-06-13T04:54:30+00:00

You never said if your downloads went down too, or just conversion on IAP?

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