A video: “The INSANE Truth About TikTok” 00:02 Bite Dance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, has become a global empire with multiple successful apps and a powerful recommendation algorithm. 06:59 The Chinese version of TikTok, Douyin, has notable differences but shares the same powerful algorithm. 12:35 TikTok’s unprecedented growth was fueled by free and … Read more
During the pandemic, I started to follow TikTok. It was the first social media platform where I could not become a real content producer. However, it has become a good venue to follow so much stuff and popular trends I would miss otherwise. A few days ago, I thought, why not list what I have … Read more
Zuckerberg lobbied against TikTok in a private meeting with Trump, report reveals The Next Web by Ivan Mehta It’s no secret that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sees TikTok as a threat. On several occasions, he has brought up TikTok‘s data collection and censorship policies to point out that the app might be a threat to the … Read more
I talked to some representatives from Tiktop six months ago. When I was told there is not much politics, I told them they were lucky that TikTok did not exist when Gezi Park Protests happened. Now the protests in the US- my Tiktok feed is full of protest videos! The crackdown before Trump’s photo op: … Read more