--- title: 'TikTok Monetization Collapse: The Truth About Fake Regions and What to Do Now' source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=d9NRrSf57no' video_id: 'd9NRrSf57no' date: 2026-07-13 duration_sec: 665 --- # TikTok Monetization Collapse: The Truth About Fake Regions and What to Do Now > Source: [TikTok Monetization Collapse: The Truth About Fake Regions and What to Do Now](https://youtube.com/watch?v=d9NRrSf57no) ## Summary This video exposes the collapse of TikTok monetization schemes using fake regions like Korea and France, explaining why TikTok banned them in 2025. The presenter, Artem Mazarov, founder of agency Vertikaliti, offers a realistic plan for honest monetization through audience building, brand deals, and live streaming. ### Key Points - **The Fake Region Scheme** [00:02] — People used VPNs and fake documents to register TikTok accounts in Korea or France to access the Creator Awards Program, earning $500-$3,000 monthly from faceless videos. - **TikTok's Crackdown in 2025** [02:50] — TikTok introduced mandatory real passport verification, banned VPN users, prohibited video duplication and grey growth schemes, leading to mass account bans and frozen earnings. - **The Value of a Real Audience** [04:11] — Those who built a genuine audience with real content survived. Subscribers, recognition, and loyalty remain as assets that can be moved to Telegram or used for direct brand deals. - **Three Honest Monetization Channels** [05:48] — 1) Direct brand advertising (micro-influencers with 5-10k subs can earn $100+ per integration). 2) Transferring subscribers to other platforms like Telegram. 3) Building a personal brand for long-term income. - **Live Streaming as a Solution** [07:38] — Live streaming on TikTok allows immediate gift withdrawal without needing subscribers or monetization approval. Streamers at Vertikaliti earn $100+ in their first week. - **Action Plan for 2025** [09:28] — Forget grey schemes, build an audience through honest content, go live even with zero subscribers, and learn from proven systems like Vertikaliti's free training. ### Conclusion TikTok's crackdown on fake region monetization has ended easy money, but those who build real audiences and use live streaming can still earn sustainably. The key is to invest in honest content and personal branding rather than chasing shortcuts. ## Transcript Create an account for Korea, and the dollars will flow in. Just turn on a VPN and make money on videos while others are toiling away in the office. Well, it's just a fairy tale. But the ending of this fairy tale is not at all happy. Today I'll tell you the truth about what really happened with monetization through other regions. Why did those who built schemes on TikTok end up with nothing? And most importantly, what to do now if you still want to make money from your TikTok account in 2025. In this video, you'll learn how people made money through regions in Korea and France before everything collapsed, why TikTok shut down the freebies, what's next, and what's left in the hands of those who built the audience. So, how can you properly monetize your account now without the risk of losing everything? Everyone's name is Artem Mazarov. I am the founder of the largest TikTok agency, Verrticality. We've been TikTok's official partners since 2021 and are a veritable hub for producing new monetizable influencers on the platform. Today, without illusions, without fantasies, without more magical methods. A realistic plan for surviving TikTok's new rules and achieving a stable income. Be prepared, you're entering real money territory, and it's up to you whether you stay on the sidelines or build a new career. Have you also heard about monetized accounts in Korea and France? Why is it that everyone who used it now has no accounts? Until recently, everyone was trying to make easy money using yet another TikTok scam. She looked so simple that many people really couldn't believe their luck. They registered accounts supposedly in Korea or France, and cleverly changed their geolocation via VPN so TikTok thought they lived there. They bought fake SIM cards to confirm their local phone number, uploaded scans of fake documents, but they didn't even understand that this was not allowed. All this just to pass moderation for the authors' awards program . We enabled monetization for views and started uploading videos longer than 1 minute. They even tried to generate videos without their faces using neural networks. And then the sweetest part began. The money actually fell into the account. 500, 1,000, 2,000. Sometimes even $3,000 a month for nothing, without advertising, without sales, without the need to build a personal brand, people started churning out dozens of accounts. One account was banned, they created a new one, passing guides to each other on how to bypass the system. It was all like a gold rush. Those who managed to get in on time really did get their first easy money. But if something looks like a freebie, it doesn't last long. And those who didn't jump off in time ended up in a story that, for some reason, is now being talked about in whispers. TikTok doesn't give away money endlessly. This is a business, not a charity. Did you really think a multi-billion dollar company would pay forever for faceless, unauthored content? Welcome to the reality of 2025. TikTok is a business machine that makes billions. And when the system saw that it was being massively used for its own interests, the reaction was immediate. What happened at the beginning of the twenty-fifth year? TikTok has introduced mandatory verification using real passport data. Now fake documents no longer worked. They started banning en masse everyone who used a VPN to change their region. Even if you thought you were hiding behind ten layers of proxies, TikTok was recording every jump in your IP address and region. They also began to strictly filter content. Video duplications have become prohibited. No more downloaded, uploaded, earned. Most grey growth schemes are prohibited. template, mass blocking began to occur literally every day. People lost their accounts in droves without the ability to appeal or withdraw their earnings. Result: accounts are dead, funds in accounts are frozen, the opportunity to earn money for free has disappeared. In February and March alone, TikTok blocked tens of thousands of accounts worldwide. And if you relied on VPN bypasses and shady schemes, you'll simply end up with nothing. But you know who did n't lose? those who, during this time, have built a real audience with the right content. And now we will talk about what exactly happened to them and why they were the luckiest of all. There's one important thing left - your audience, and that's your ticket to a second life. Money can be blocked, account can be deleted. But if you still have an audience, you still have opportunities. Yes, monetization from views has been eliminated, but here's what remains. Subscribers, recognition, and loyalty from people who have seen your videos with a real face and unique content. What remains is what the platform was conceived and created for. TikTok exists so that everyone can become a recognizable blogger, not just a banal churner of spam content on their account. And this idea is much more valuable than any gray schemes. But what does this give you? You can move your audience Telegram, and continue earning money there. You can sell advertising directly to brands, without intermediaries and without platform restrictions. You can build a personal brand and then make money from everything you touch. Whether it's personal hair straightening services, selling bentator hair products, or creating guides on how to look stylish this summer, you can quickly create a new account and grow your activity much faster than newbies starting from scratch. Subscribers are an asset, they are capital, they are your personal army. And no banal account cleaning will take that away from you if you are a real blogger. But now the main question: how to monetize your account honestly, consistently, and without the fear of being permanently banned? If you used to spin TikTok hoping for the jackpot, now there's a new strategy for those who think years ahead. Today, and in general, as always, murky schemes are at work. Today, there are three real monetization channels in operation. The first is direct advertising by the brand. Even if you have 5 or 10,000 subscribers, you are already interesting to the market. Companies are hunting for micro-influencers because they have a higher level of trust among their audiences. This can even be called a new trend. On average, you can charge from $100 for one integration. And if your blog is an expert one, and also on a popular topic that is similar to your brand, then you can charge even more. The second is transferring subscribers to other platforms. Viewers who come to your content on TikTok will happily stick with you on other platforms, as long as you Telegram, you can leave a link to a product you showed in a video, or post a selection of your favorite TV series. Any content that will be useful to your audience works here. Third is personal brand. People don't pay for content. People pay for your personality, for your presentation, for your value, for your respected opinion. A become a business yourself and build your own media assets. And then monetization comes from everywhere . Advertising, sales, performances. The main advantage is that you are building a foundation for years to come. Now 1,000 people know you, in a year it will be 50,000, then a million, and maybe even faster. Yes, it requires effort, yes, it requires work, but they also pay hundreds of times more for it than for gray schemes. So think for yourself. Either you will continue to look for workarounds and lose everything again, or you will start building for real: your name, your audience, your career. And there is less and less time to think. TikTok is changing rapidly, and those who build it today will rule the market tomorrow. Now I'll tell you the easiest way to make money on TikTok. While others are whining in the comments that everything is broken for them, the fastest ones are already withdrawing money through Ethereum. I talked about this in this, this and this video. I highly recommend watching them. While others are searching the internet for the next free money-making scheme, you can start making money today through live streams on TikTok. What are live broadcasts? It's simple. You go live using TikTok's built-in functionality . Algorithms immediately start recommending you, even without subscribers. Regular people are watching you, they like your energy and they send you gifts. But you ask: "Why should people most common question that worries everyone. Well, in practice, people send gifts to experience positive emotions from giving. It's like you're giving a gift to your friend. And there are millions of such people. There are many more of them than brands that would pay you to advertise. In turn, gifts withdraw immediately after the broadcast, directly from the wallet inside your account. There is no need to wait for monetization from the platform. You don't need millions of subscribers. The money Streamers at the Vertikaliti agency earn $100+ in their first week without investing in equipment. Just from your phone, even without subscribers. There's just you, your phone, and live communication with a new audience. An important point: no need to act like a clown, no need to yell into the camera, no need to create cringe content. Live streaming is a new, full-fledged profession of the future, and TikTok is a platform that pays real money for it. While some are churning out accounts hoping to monetize their rudimentary videos, thousands of people are already streaming and cashing out their first $1,000. And this is the reality of 2025. Someone is either waiting for a new magic button, or is already going on air and actually making money from it. Just scroll through TikTok, because every third swipe in the video feed is someone's live broadcast. But for some reason I don’t see you there yet. But what to do now? Here's the action plan. Who wants to monetize on TikTok now? Your future doesn't start tomorrow. It starts with what you do after watching this video. First: forget about gray schemes. They do not exist and will not exist. Anyone who continues to run after easy paths will be left with nothing. Second. Build an audience through honest content. an audience through honest content. Share knowledge, stories, emotions. Take your niche and develop it. Third. Go live. Don't be afraid. Even with zero subscribers, you can build your first audience and make money from it. Fourth. Learn from those who have actually walked this path. Don't listen to theorists on the internet. We need a real system, real support and a real team. Verticality has already helped over 2,000 streamers achieve stable incomes. We know how to work without bans, without fear, and without wasting time. We offer a proven, working system that has been tested by our agency's streamers. We also provide tremendous support, both technically and morally, to every streamer in our capabilities is described on our website. Our streamers even have stacks written about them on the official TikTok website. Just check out this link and read these stories. I'm sure they will inspire you. We are official TikTok partners and train new streamers for free. After all, this is our job. Everyone who joined our team did just a few things. I went to my Telegram channel, filled out the pinned form, and received a response within 3 days. The largest streaming agency is in touch with you. Yeah .