Device-fingerprint shadowban diagnostics and mitigation for creators

TikTok knows more about you than the FBI. This isn't conspiracy. It's in their privacy policy. From TikTok's own documentation + WSJ investigations: → Keystroke patterns (the timing of how you type) → Device IDs (survives factory reset) → MAC address (they secretly collected this for 15 months using an Android loophole) → Battery state → Screen resolution → IP address + location via cell towers & WiFi → Every WiFi network you've connected to → Audio settings and connected devices → App and file names on your phone → Faceprints and voiceprints (added to US privacy policy in 2021) The FBI needs a warrant to get this. TikTok gets it the second you open the app. Reddit's CEO called it "spyware" and "truly terrifying." Here's why this matters for creators: TikTok doesn't just ban accounts. They ban DEVICES. Factory reset your phone after a ban? Doesn't matter. They've already fingerprinted your hardware. I tested this myself. Account banned. Factory reset. New email. New everything. Shadowbanned again in 48 hours. Bought a $60 used phone. 1.2M views in 3 days. Same content. The device was the problem. Not the account. This is why some creators blow up while others are stuck at 0 views posting identical content. Different device = different fingerprint = clean slate. Your content isn't shadowbanned. Your phone is.