How To Give Credit To A Video On TikTok (And Why You Should)
TikTok now allows users to give credit to other creators in the description of new videos, and the feature is likely to provide original creators more recognition for their art. The social media and entertainment platform is a popular source for short-form content and includes original works, like choreography and composition. Though the many videos on the social media application become an inspiration for new content, the original works aren't always credited. That gives the more prominent TikTok users all of the fame and fortune that can come with a viral video and leave original creators empty-handed. However, a new feature implores users to credit videos that inspire them.
It may come as a surprise that this feature wasn't always a part of the TikTok experience since the interpolation of videos is so commonplace on the platform. It's evidenced by the Duet feature, which separates TikTok from other major social media companies like Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat. The ability to 'Duet' content, which allows users to add to existing video content, makes it easy for people to provide their take on pre-existing videos. It also serves as a way to credit creators — when a video includes a Duet, there is a link back to the original video in the description. However, there's now a better way to credit videos, and users can add it without a Duet.
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TikTok added the ability to tag specific videos in the descriptions of new videos in May 2022 to give credit to creators, according to a company press release. Previously, users could add hashtags in the descriptions of videos, which connected content that shared similar themes. They could also tag specific profiles in the
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