Real-name authentication is required to answer questions. If you are not authenticated, you cannot answer the questions. Even if you answer the questions correctly, the rewards will not be distributed to you, which means you answered in vain. So if you want to answer questions, you must have real-name authentication

Is real-name authentication required for Douyin?

Real-name authentication is not required for Douyin.

Extended knowledge:

You don’t have to have real-name authentication for Douyin. You can still use the software to watch videos without real-name authentication. If you use Douyin just to watch videos, you don’t need real-name authentication at all, and it won’t have any impact.

However, if you want to open a store here, you must pass real-name authentication.