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Definition: TikTok
A very popular mobile app that is used to take and share short videos. Introduced in 2016 in China by ByteDance as Douyin (shaking sound) and one year later in the U.S. as TikTok, more than two billion copies of the app were downloaded in four years. TikTok has become a space for people to show their talent or just something silly.
Short Videos Are Addictive
Like most social media, the next video that appears is based on the material people previously watched. However, compared to text and images, videos seem much more addictive. TikTok, along with Instagram and other social media, are said to be responsible for alarming rates of anxiety, depression and attempted suicide in teens, especially among young girls in the U.S., as well as every country where social media is widespread.
Finally Banned in the U.S.
In 2020, the Trump administration gave ByteDance 90 days to sell TikTok to a U.S. company, but the Biden administration revoked the ban in 2021. In the following year, TikTok was banned from devices owned by the federal government, and several states have also banned the app on government-issued devices. In March 2024, the Biden administration gave ByteDance until January 19, 2025 to sell TikTok to a U.S. company.
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Short Videos Are Addictive
Like most social media, the next video that appears is based on the material people previously watched. However, compared to text and images, videos seem much more addictive. TikTok, along with Instagram and other social media, are said to be responsible for alarming rates of anxiety, depression and attempted suicide in teens, especially among young girls in the U.S., as well as every country where social media is widespread.
Finally Banned in the U.S.
In 2020, the Trump administration gave ByteDance 90 days to sell TikTok to a U.S. company, but the Biden administration revoked the ban in 2021. In the following year, TikTok was banned from devices owned by the federal government, and several states have also banned the app on government-issued devices. In March 2024, the Biden administration gave ByteDance until January 19, 2025 to sell TikTok to a U.S. company.
Generally a lot of singing and dancing, TikTok users perform many pranks and antics, as well as show unpretentious events such as trimming hair. TikTok learns user's preferences and strives to deliver clips they will enjoy.