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[=TikTok=] has been subject to criticism over its addictive nature (due to the short-form nature of its videos and its algorithm's ability to predict a user's content preferences based on similar activity of other users) and other psychological effects, controversies over censorship, moderation, inappropriate content and misinformation on certain subject matter, and user privacy issues related to its Chinese ownership, resulting in enacted or attempted bans in certain countries (including two separate efforts in 2020 that nearly cut off access in both of its largest markets: an enforced ban by the Indian government that was upheld in court and an attempt in the United States via an executive order by then-President UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump that was blocked in court before being repealed by successor UsefulNotes/JoeBiden one year later. In December of 2022, a bipartisan bill was unveiled to attempt to ban the app again). In spring of 2024, another bill that would effectively either ban [=TikTok=]'s operations in the U.S. -- or force its sale to an American entity -- passed the House but has stalled was signed into law, making Tiktok's fate go up in the Senate, and Biden has sworn to sign it if it reaches his desk.
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[[https://www.tiktok.com TikTok]], known in UsefulNotes/{{China}} as Dǒuyīn (抖音), is a short-form video sharing {{platform|s}} owned by UsefulNotes/{{Beijing}}[=-=]based software company [=ByteDance=]. The platform hosts a variety of videos ranging in duration from 15 seconds to ten minutes.[[note]]Videos running longer than three minutes cannot be recorded via the app's default recording/editing tool, but can be uploaded in-app or via the [=TikTok=] website through the file folder on the user's device.[[/note]] Originally released in China in September 2016 under the name A.me (renamed to Douyin three months later), [=ByteDance=] subsequently expanded the app to a worldwide audience with the launch of its international counterpart, [=TikTok=], for download on iOS and Android devices in regions outside of mainland China in September 2017, and later merged it with another similarly structured Chinese video app, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical.ly Musical.ly]] (deemed by some users, as [=TikTok=] is now, as a SpiritualSuccessor to Website/{{Vine}}), in August 2018.
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[[https://www.tiktok.com TikTok]], known in UsefulNotes/{{China}} as Dǒuyīn (抖音), is a short-form video sharing {{platform|s}} owned by UsefulNotes/{{Beijing}}[=-=]based software company [=ByteDance=]. The platform hosts a variety of videos ranging in duration from 15 seconds to ten minutes.[[note]]Videos running longer than three minutes cannot be recorded via the app's default recording/editing tool, but can be uploaded in-app or via the [=TikTok=] website through the file folder on the user's device.[[/note]] Originally released in China in September 2016 under the name A.me (renamed to Douyin three months later), [=ByteDance=] subsequently expanded the app to a worldwide audience with the launch of its international counterpart, [=TikTok=], for download on iOS and Android devices in regions outside of mainland China in September 2017, and later merged it with another similarly structured Chinese video app, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical.ly Musical.ly]] (deemed by some users, as [=TikTok=] is now, as a SpiritualSuccessor to Website/{{Vine}}), Platform/{{Vine}}), in August 2018.
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[=TikTok=] has been subject to criticism over its addictive nature (due to the short-form nature of its videos and its algorithm's ability to predict a user's content preferences based on similar activity of other users) and other psychological effects, controversies over censorship, moderation, inappropriate content and misinformation on certain subject matter, and user privacy issues related to its Chinese ownership, resulting in enacted or attempted bans in certain countries (including two separate efforts in 2020 that nearly cut off access in both of its largest markets: an enforced ban by the Indian government that was upheld in court and an attempt in the United States via an executive order by then-President UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump that was blocked in court before being repealed by successor UsefulNotes/JoeBiden one year later. In December of 2022, a bipartisan bill was unveiled to attempt to ban the app again).
again). In spring of 2024, another bill that would effectively either ban [=TikTok=]'s operations in the U.S. -- or force its sale to an American entity -- passed the House but has stalled in the Senate, and Biden has sworn to sign it if it reaches his desk.
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Initially maintaining a userbase largely consisting of teenagers and young adults, [=TikTok=]'s [=TikTok=] exploded in popularity increased significantly during the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic; it quickly became the most used video-sharing app worldwide, surpassing two billion downloads by October 2020. The app's surge in popularity during the pandemic saw its userbase diversify to include older adults, various mainstream celebrities, and social media personalities who gained popularity on other platforms such as Platform/YouTube and Platform/{{Twitch}}, while also being used by traditional media outlets and businesses (from conglomerates to small businesses) to reach a broader audience. The content featured on the app includes pranks, stunts, viral memes, vlogs, dance videos, storytimes, and entertainment and lifestyle content, ranging in quality from one-on-one interpersonal videos to studio-level product.
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[[https://www.tiktok.com TikTok]], known in UsefulNotes/{{China}} as Dǒuyīn (抖音), is a short-form video sharing platform owned by UsefulNotes/{{Beijing}}[=-=]based software company [=ByteDance=]. The platform hosts a variety of videos ranging in duration from 15 seconds to ten minutes.[[note]]Videos running longer than three minutes cannot be recorded via the app's default recording/editing tool, but can be uploaded in-app or via the [=TikTok=] website through the file folder on the user's device.[[/note]] Originally released in China in September 2016 under the name A.me (renamed to Douyin three months later), [=ByteDance=] subsequently expanded the app to a worldwide audience with the launch of its international counterpart, [=TikTok=], for download on iOS and Android devices in regions outside of mainland China in September 2017, and later merged it with another similarly structured Chinese video app, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical.ly Musical.ly]] (deemed by some users, as [=TikTok=] is now, as a SpiritualSuccessor to Website/{{Vine}}), in August 2018.
Initially maintaining a userbase largely consisting of teenagers and young adults, [=TikTok=]'s popularity increased significantly during the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic; it quickly became the most used video-sharing app worldwide, surpassing two billion downloads by October 2020. The app's surge in popularity during the pandemic saw its userbase diversify to include older adults, various mainstream celebrities, and social media personalities who gained popularity on other {{platforms}} such as Platform/YouTube and Platform/{{Twitch}}, while also being used by traditional media outlets and businesses (from conglomerates to small businesses) to reach a broader audience. The content featured on the app includes pranks, stunts, viral memes, vlogs, dance videos, storytimes, and entertainment and lifestyle content, ranging in quality from one-on-one interpersonal videos to studio-level product.
Initially maintaining a userbase largely consisting of teenagers and young adults, [=TikTok=]'s popularity increased significantly during the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic; it quickly became the most used video-sharing app worldwide, surpassing two billion downloads by October 2020. The app's surge in popularity during the pandemic saw its userbase diversify to include older adults, various mainstream celebrities, and social media personalities who gained popularity on other {{platforms}} such as Platform/YouTube and Platform/{{Twitch}}, while also being used by traditional media outlets and businesses (from conglomerates to small businesses) to reach a broader audience. The content featured on the app includes pranks, stunts, viral memes, vlogs, dance videos, storytimes, and entertainment and lifestyle content, ranging in quality from one-on-one interpersonal videos to studio-level product.
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[[https://www.tiktok.com TikTok]], known in UsefulNotes/{{China}} as Dǒuyīn (抖音), is a short-form video sharing platform {{platform|s}} owned by UsefulNotes/{{Beijing}}[=-=]based software company [=ByteDance=]. The platform hosts a variety of videos ranging in duration from 15 seconds to ten minutes.[[note]]Videos running longer than three minutes cannot be recorded via the app's default recording/editing tool, but can be uploaded in-app or via the [=TikTok=] website through the file folder on the user's device.[[/note]] Originally released in China in September 2016 under the name A.me (renamed to Douyin three months later), [=ByteDance=] subsequently expanded the app to a worldwide audience with the launch of its international counterpart, [=TikTok=], for download on iOS and Android devices in regions outside of mainland China in September 2017, and later merged it with another similarly structured Chinese video app, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical.ly Musical.ly]] (deemed by some users, as [=TikTok=] is now, as a SpiritualSuccessor to Website/{{Vine}}), in August 2018.
Initially maintaining a userbase largely consisting of teenagers and young adults, [=TikTok=]'s popularity increased significantly during the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic; it quickly became the most used video-sharing app worldwide, surpassing two billion downloads by October 2020. The app's surge in popularity during the pandemic saw its userbase diversify to include older adults, various mainstream celebrities, and social media personalities who gained popularity on other{{platforms}} platforms such as Platform/YouTube and Platform/{{Twitch}}, while also being used by traditional media outlets and businesses (from conglomerates to small businesses) to reach a broader audience. The content featured on the app includes pranks, stunts, viral memes, vlogs, dance videos, storytimes, and entertainment and lifestyle content, ranging in quality from one-on-one interpersonal videos to studio-level product.
Initially maintaining a userbase largely consisting of teenagers and young adults, [=TikTok=]'s popularity increased significantly during the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic; it quickly became the most used video-sharing app worldwide, surpassing two billion downloads by October 2020. The app's surge in popularity during the pandemic saw its userbase diversify to include older adults, various mainstream celebrities, and social media personalities who gained popularity on other
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Initially maintaining a userbase largely consisting of teenagers and young adults, [=TikTok=]'s popularity increased significantly during the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic; it quickly became the most used video-sharing app worldwide, surpassing two billion downloads by October 2020. The app's surge in popularity during the pandemic saw its userbase diversify to include older adults, various mainstream celebrities, and social media personalities who gained popularity on other platforms {{platforms}} such as Platform/YouTube and Website/{{Twitch}}, Platform/{{Twitch}}, while also being used by traditional media outlets and businesses (from conglomerates to small businesses) to reach a broader audience. The content featured on the app includes pranks, stunts, viral memes, vlogs, dance videos, storytimes, and entertainment and lifestyle content, ranging in quality from one-on-one interpersonal videos to studio-level product.
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[[https://www.tiktok.com TikTok]], known in China as Dǒuyīn (抖音), is a short-form video sharing platform owned by UsefulNotes/{{Beijing}}[=-=]based software company [=ByteDance=]. The platform hosts a variety of videos ranging in duration from 15 seconds to ten minutes.[[note]]Videos running longer than three minutes cannot be recorded via the app's default recording/editing tool, but can be uploaded in-app or via the [=TikTok=] website through the file folder on the user's device.[[/note]] Originally released in China in September 2016 under the name A.me (renamed to Douyin three months later), [=ByteDance=] subsequently expanded the app to a worldwide audience with the launch of its international counterpart, [=TikTok=], for download on iOS and Android devices in regions outside of mainland China in September 2017, and later merged it with another similarly structured Chinese video app, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical.ly Musical.ly]] (deemed by some users, as [=TikTok=] is now, as a SpiritualSuccessor to Website/{{Vine}}), in August 2018.
Initially maintaining a userbase largely consisting of teenagers and young adults, [=TikTok=]'s popularity increased significantly during the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic; it quickly became the most used video-sharing app worldwide, surpassing two billion downloads by October 2020. The app's surge in popularity during the pandemic saw its userbase diversify to include older adults, various mainstream celebrities, and social media personalities who gained popularity on other platforms such as Website/YouTube and Website/{{Twitch}}, while also being used by traditional media outlets and businesses (from conglomerates to small businesses) to reach a broader audience. The content featured on the app includes pranks, stunts, viral memes, vlogs, dance videos, storytimes, and entertainment and lifestyle content, ranging in quality from one-on-one interpersonal videos to studio-level product.
Initially maintaining a userbase largely consisting of teenagers and young adults, [=TikTok=]'s popularity increased significantly during the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic; it quickly became the most used video-sharing app worldwide, surpassing two billion downloads by October 2020. The app's surge in popularity during the pandemic saw its userbase diversify to include older adults, various mainstream celebrities, and social media personalities who gained popularity on other platforms such as Website/YouTube and Website/{{Twitch}}, while also being used by traditional media outlets and businesses (from conglomerates to small businesses) to reach a broader audience. The content featured on the app includes pranks, stunts, viral memes, vlogs, dance videos, storytimes, and entertainment and lifestyle content, ranging in quality from one-on-one interpersonal videos to studio-level product.
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[[https://www.tiktok.com TikTok]], known in China UsefulNotes/{{China}} as Dǒuyīn (抖音), is a short-form video sharing platform owned by UsefulNotes/{{Beijing}}[=-=]based software company [=ByteDance=]. The platform hosts a variety of videos ranging in duration from 15 seconds to ten minutes.[[note]]Videos running longer than three minutes cannot be recorded via the app's default recording/editing tool, but can be uploaded in-app or via the [=TikTok=] website through the file folder on the user's device.[[/note]] Originally released in China in September 2016 under the name A.me (renamed to Douyin three months later), [=ByteDance=] subsequently expanded the app to a worldwide audience with the launch of its international counterpart, [=TikTok=], for download on iOS and Android devices in regions outside of mainland China in September 2017, and later merged it with another similarly structured Chinese video app, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical.ly Musical.ly]] (deemed by some users, as [=TikTok=] is now, as a SpiritualSuccessor to Website/{{Vine}}), in August 2018.
Initially maintaining a userbase largely consisting of teenagers and young adults, [=TikTok=]'s popularity increased significantly during the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic; it quickly became the most used video-sharing app worldwide, surpassing two billion downloads by October 2020. The app's surge in popularity during the pandemic saw its userbase diversify to include older adults, various mainstream celebrities, and social media personalities who gained popularity on other platforms such asWebsite/YouTube Platform/YouTube and Website/{{Twitch}}, while also being used by traditional media outlets and businesses (from conglomerates to small businesses) to reach a broader audience. The content featured on the app includes pranks, stunts, viral memes, vlogs, dance videos, storytimes, and entertainment and lifestyle content, ranging in quality from one-on-one interpersonal videos to studio-level product.
Initially maintaining a userbase largely consisting of teenagers and young adults, [=TikTok=]'s popularity increased significantly during the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic; it quickly became the most used video-sharing app worldwide, surpassing two billion downloads by October 2020. The app's surge in popularity during the pandemic saw its userbase diversify to include older adults, various mainstream celebrities, and social media personalities who gained popularity on other platforms such as
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[[https://www.tiktok.com TikTok]], known in China as Douyin Dǒuyīn (抖音), is a short-form video sharing platform owned by UsefulNotes/{{Beijing}}[=-=]based software company [=ByteDance=]. The platform hosts a variety of videos ranging in duration from 15 seconds to ten minutes.[[note]]Videos running longer than three minutes cannot be recorded via the app's default recording/editing tool, but can be uploaded in-app or via the [=TikTok=] website through the file folder on the user's device.[[/note]] Originally released in China in September 2016 under the name A.me (renamed to Douyin three months later), [=ByteDance=] subsequently expanded the app to a worldwide audience with the launch of its international counterpart, [=TikTok=], for download on iOS and Android devices in regions outside of mainland China in September 2017, and later merged it with another similarly structured Chinese video app, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical.ly Musical.ly]] (deemed by some users, as [=TikTok=] is now, as a SpiritualSuccessor to Website/{{Vine}}), in August 2018.
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->''"Our older son once did a one-off video with some college friends on [=TikTok=] that got millions and millions of looks; and then he shrugged and immediately retired from the platform. (I'm trying to imagine writing one column in 1982 that got 30 million reads and then deciding writing was too easy to be fun.)"''
-->-- '''Mark Kennedy''', ''Chattanooga Times Free Press'', [[https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2023/jun/10/kennedy-why-gen-z-hates-phone-calls-tfp/ "Why Gen Z hates phone calls"]]
[[https://www.tiktok.com TikTok]], known in China as Douyin (抖音), is a short-form video sharing platform owned by UsefulNotes/{{Beijing}}[=-=]based software company [=ByteDance=]. The platform hosts a variety of videos ranging in duration from 15 seconds to ten minutes.[[note]]Videos running longer than three minutes cannot be recorded via the app's default recording/editing tool, but can be uploaded in-app or via the [=TikTok=] website through the file folder on the user's device.[[/note]] Originally released in China in September 2016 under the name A.me (renamed to Douyin three months later), [=ByteDance=] subsequently expanded the app to a worldwide audience with the launch of its international counterpart, [=TikTok=], for download on iOS and Android devices in regions outside of mainland China in September 2017, and later merged it with another similarly structured Chinese video app, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical.ly Musical.ly]] (deemed by some users, as [=TikTok=] is now, as a SpiritualSuccessor to Website/{{Vine}}), in August 2018.
Initially maintaining a userbase largely consisting of teenagers and young adults, [=TikTok=]'s popularity increased significantly during the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic; it quickly became the most used video-sharing app worldwide, surpassing two billion downloads by October 2020. The app's surge in popularity during the pandemic saw its userbase diversify to include older adults, various mainstream celebrities, and social media personalities who gained popularity on other platforms such as Website/YouTube and Website/{{Twitch}}, while also being used by traditional media outlets and businesses (from conglomerates to small businesses) to reach a broader audience. The content featured on the app includes pranks, stunts, viral memes, vlogs, dance videos, storytimes, and entertainment and lifestyle content, ranging in quality from one-on-one interpersonal videos to studio-level product.
The app's "For You" landing page (or "FYP") is a curated feed of videos from various creators (most, though not all, of which are those the user may not already follow) that [=TikTok=]'s content algorithm thinks the viewer will like based on their interests and past interactions. In addition to their videos appearing on the FYP, recent videos from creators that the user follows can be viewed on the "Following" page (users can switch between it and the FYP at the top of the "home" tab) or, if friended by the user, on a dedicated "Friends" tab. (The FYP and Following pages have been part of the app since its inception, while the Friends tab was introduced in 2022.) Users are able to create their own "sounds"[[note]](custom audio clips originated from users' own videos or culled from hit songs, films or television programs that are often used for lip-syncs or as background audio)[[/note]], though other audio material is supplied by various media companies under contract with [=TikTok=], including clips from songs, films and television series as well as royalty-free music, allowing their use in any creator's videos (a stark contrast to platforms like [=YouTube=], whose users have to rely on using royalty-free music in their videos to avoid copyright infringement).
Users can upload their videos on whatever subject they want, unless it violates the app's "Community Guidelines" (a frequent complaint of which is how inconsistently they are enforced, with some videos that don't technically violate said guidelines inadvertently being misflagged as violative content). [=TikTok=] has become home to various communities based on a user's interests or identity, including beauty and lifestyle, anime, cosplaying, political and social activism, book enthusiasts and the LGBTQ+ community. Borrowing a concept originated by [=YouTube=] creators like Creator/DavidDobrik and Creator/JakePaul, several of the platform's most popular influencers have lived collectively in content houses (among the most well known being the Hype House, Clubhouse Beverly Hills and Not a Content House) that create videos for the platform.
[=TikTok=] has been subject to criticism over its addictive nature (due to the short-form nature of its videos and its algorithm's ability to predict a user's content preferences based on similar activity of other users) and other psychological effects, controversies over censorship, moderation, inappropriate content and misinformation on certain subject matter, and user privacy issues related to its Chinese ownership, resulting in enacted or attempted bans in certain countries (including two separate efforts in 2020 that nearly cut off access in both of its largest markets: an enforced ban by the Indian government that was upheld in court and an attempt in the United States via an executive order by then-President UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump that was blocked in court before being repealed by successor UsefulNotes/JoeBiden one year later. In December of 2022, a bipartisan bill was unveiled to attempt to ban the app again).
!!Popular [=TikTokers=] include:
[[index]]
* Creator/AddisonRae
* Creator/AndrewBachelor
* Music/AvenueBeat
* Creator/BDylanHollis
* WebVideo/BMoThePrince
* Creator/BrockBaker
* WebVideo/CafaeLatte
* WebVideo/CasualGeographic
* Creator/CharliDAmelio
* Music/DubalC
* WebVideo/{{Genie}}
* Creator/JamesCharles
* Music/JasonDerulo
* Creator/LelePons
* WebVideo/MagicByMikaila
* Music/MalindaKathleenReese
* WebVideo/{{Miniminuteman}}
* Creator/NicholasHamilton
* WebVideo/NickDigiovanni
* Music/OneFive
* WebVideo/{{Onevilage}}
* Creator/PlastiqueTiara
* WebVideo/SofiaGomez
* WebVideo/StevenHe
* WebVideo/ThomasSanders
* Creator/TomCardy
!!Works originating from Tiktok:
* ''WebVideo/FeedingSteven''
* ''WebVideo/HellsBelles''
* "WebVideo/ItsMeBoyImThePS5"
* ''WebVideo/RatatouilleTheMusical''
* ''WebAnimation/SpaceHamsterQuartet''
* ''WebVideo/TheSharkPuppet''
* ''WebVideo/UnemployedWineGuy''
[[/index]]
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->''Make Your Day. Trends Start Here.''
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[{{Slogans}} It Starts on TikTok.]]]]
->''"Our older son once did a one-off video with some college friends on [=TikTok=] that got millions and millions of looks; and then he shrugged and immediately retired from the platform. (I'm trying to imagine writing one column in 1982 that got 30 million reads and then deciding writing was too easy to be fun.)"''
-->-- '''Mark Kennedy''', ''Chattanooga Times Free Press'', [[https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2023/jun/10/kennedy-why-gen-z-hates-phone-calls-tfp/ "Why Gen Z hates phone calls"]]
[[https://www.tiktok.com TikTok]], known in China as Douyin (抖音), is a short-form video sharing platform owned by UsefulNotes/{{Beijing}}[=-=]based software company [=ByteDance=]. The platform hosts a variety of videos ranging in duration from 15 seconds to ten minutes.[[note]]Videos running longer than three minutes cannot be recorded via the app's default recording/editing tool, but can be uploaded in-app or via the [=TikTok=] website through the file folder on the user's device.[[/note]] Originally released in China in September 2016 under the name A.me (renamed to Douyin three months later), [=ByteDance=] subsequently expanded the app to a worldwide audience with the launch of its international counterpart, [=TikTok=], for download on iOS and Android devices in regions outside of mainland China in September 2017, and later merged it with another similarly structured Chinese video app, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical.ly Musical.ly]] (deemed by some users, as [=TikTok=] is now, as a SpiritualSuccessor to Website/{{Vine}}), in August 2018.
Initially maintaining a userbase largely consisting of teenagers and young adults, [=TikTok=]'s popularity increased significantly during the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic; it quickly became the most used video-sharing app worldwide, surpassing two billion downloads by October 2020. The app's surge in popularity during the pandemic saw its userbase diversify to include older adults, various mainstream celebrities, and social media personalities who gained popularity on other platforms such as Website/YouTube and Website/{{Twitch}}, while also being used by traditional media outlets and businesses (from conglomerates to small businesses) to reach a broader audience. The content featured on the app includes pranks, stunts, viral memes, vlogs, dance videos, storytimes, and entertainment and lifestyle content, ranging in quality from one-on-one interpersonal videos to studio-level product.
The app's "For You" landing page (or "FYP") is a curated feed of videos from various creators (most, though not all, of which are those the user may not already follow) that [=TikTok=]'s content algorithm thinks the viewer will like based on their interests and past interactions. In addition to their videos appearing on the FYP, recent videos from creators that the user follows can be viewed on the "Following" page (users can switch between it and the FYP at the top of the "home" tab) or, if friended by the user, on a dedicated "Friends" tab. (The FYP and Following pages have been part of the app since its inception, while the Friends tab was introduced in 2022.) Users are able to create their own "sounds"[[note]](custom audio clips originated from users' own videos or culled from hit songs, films or television programs that are often used for lip-syncs or as background audio)[[/note]], though other audio material is supplied by various media companies under contract with [=TikTok=], including clips from songs, films and television series as well as royalty-free music, allowing their use in any creator's videos (a stark contrast to platforms like [=YouTube=], whose users have to rely on using royalty-free music in their videos to avoid copyright infringement).
Users can upload their videos on whatever subject they want, unless it violates the app's "Community Guidelines" (a frequent complaint of which is how inconsistently they are enforced, with some videos that don't technically violate said guidelines inadvertently being misflagged as violative content). [=TikTok=] has become home to various communities based on a user's interests or identity, including beauty and lifestyle, anime, cosplaying, political and social activism, book enthusiasts and the LGBTQ+ community. Borrowing a concept originated by [=YouTube=] creators like Creator/DavidDobrik and Creator/JakePaul, several of the platform's most popular influencers have lived collectively in content houses (among the most well known being the Hype House, Clubhouse Beverly Hills and Not a Content House) that create videos for the platform.
[=TikTok=] has been subject to criticism over its addictive nature (due to the short-form nature of its videos and its algorithm's ability to predict a user's content preferences based on similar activity of other users) and other psychological effects, controversies over censorship, moderation, inappropriate content and misinformation on certain subject matter, and user privacy issues related to its Chinese ownership, resulting in enacted or attempted bans in certain countries (including two separate efforts in 2020 that nearly cut off access in both of its largest markets: an enforced ban by the Indian government that was upheld in court and an attempt in the United States via an executive order by then-President UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump that was blocked in court before being repealed by successor UsefulNotes/JoeBiden one year later. In December of 2022, a bipartisan bill was unveiled to attempt to ban the app again).
!!Popular [=TikTokers=] include:
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* Creator/AddisonRae
* Creator/AndrewBachelor
* Music/AvenueBeat
* Creator/BDylanHollis
* WebVideo/BMoThePrince
* Creator/BrockBaker
* WebVideo/CafaeLatte
* WebVideo/CasualGeographic
* Creator/CharliDAmelio
* Music/DubalC
* WebVideo/{{Genie}}
* Creator/JamesCharles
* Music/JasonDerulo
* Creator/LelePons
* WebVideo/MagicByMikaila
* Music/MalindaKathleenReese
* WebVideo/{{Miniminuteman}}
* Creator/NicholasHamilton
* WebVideo/NickDigiovanni
* Music/OneFive
* WebVideo/{{Onevilage}}
* Creator/PlastiqueTiara
* WebVideo/SofiaGomez
* WebVideo/StevenHe
* WebVideo/ThomasSanders
* Creator/TomCardy
!!Works originating from Tiktok:
* ''WebVideo/FeedingSteven''
* ''WebVideo/HellsBelles''
* "WebVideo/ItsMeBoyImThePS5"
* ''WebVideo/RatatouilleTheMusical''
* ''WebAnimation/SpaceHamsterQuartet''
* ''WebVideo/TheSharkPuppet''
* ''WebVideo/UnemployedWineGuy''
[[/index]]
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