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TikTok
social networking service, online video platform, online community, very large online platform
Year dem found am20 September 2016 Edit
Get useonline video platform, social media Edit
NameTikTok Edit
CountryChina Edit
Dem base am onDouyin Edit
Dey replaceMusical.ly Edit
DeveloperBeijing Microbroadcast Vision Technology Edit
Publication dateSeptember 2016 Edit
Language of work or namemultiple languages Edit
Significant eventcensorship, block, access restriction, 2025 TikTok–REDnote migration Edit
Review score1.6/5 (Bad) Edit
Award e receiveBigBrotherAwards Edit
OperatorBeijing Microbroadcast Vision Technology, TikTok USDS Joint Venture, TikTok Technology Limited, Tiktok Information Technologies UK Limited Edit
Side effectvaccine controversies, Chinese censorship abroad Edit
Official appTiktok Edit
Dema official websitehttps://tiktok.com Edit
Terms of service URLhttps://www.tiktok.com/legal/terms-of-use Edit
Privacy policy URLhttps://www.tiktok.com/legal/privacy-policy Edit
Described at URLhttps://tecnoblog.net/responde/o-que-e-tiktok/ Edit
Sitemap URLhttps://www.tiktok.com/tos/node/sitemaps/sitemap.xml Edit
Login URLhttps://www.tiktok.com/login Edit
Registration page URLhttps://www.tiktok.com/signup Edit
Copyright licenseproprietary license Edit
Copyright statuscopyrighted Edit
WordLift URLhttp://data.thenextweb.com/tnw/entity/tiktok Edit
Stack Exchange taghttps://stackoverflow.com/tags/tiktok Edit
Has listlist of most-followed TikTok accounts Edit
Search formatter URLhttps://www.tiktok.com/tag/$1 Edit

TikTok be online video sharing social networking service. E dey allow people make dem create short videos wey fi range from 3 seconds go 10 minutes. TikTok videos fi be about any topic. TikTok dey popular all around de world.[1] Dem first release am under de name Douyin for China.[2] Dem release am internationally for 2017. For 2018 TikTok buy Musical.ly.[3][4]

According to TikTok users must be at least 13 years old make dem get account. If TikTok see say account dey under 13, TikTok go ban de account. Any users for TikTok also fi report accounts wey dem believe say dey under de age requirement.[5]

Features

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For videos wey users record wey dem no want make dem post for de platform yet, dose videos fi stay for de drafts. Dese drafts dey stay for de app until user delete dem or also wen dem uninstall de app from de mobile device, all de drafts go delete. Leaving de video for de drafts dey give you de ability make you edit am later. Some edits wey you fi make be editing privacy details, thumbnails, den captions. [6]

For TikTok users also fi go LIVE wey dey allow users make dem create content den interact plus followers. Only those wey be 18 den older fi go LIVE for TikTok.[7]

BookTok

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People for TikTok dey make videos about books. Dem dey call dese videos "BookTok."[8] De people dey talk about books wey dem like.[8] BookTok get more dan 77 million book videos for April of 2026.[9] Plenty people around de world dey watch BookTok make dem pick wetin dem go read.[8] For April 2026, TikTok start 'BookTok Top 20' list.[9] Ten writers write all de books for de first list.[9] For example, Chloe Walsh write six of de top twenty books.[9]

History

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ByteDance create TikTok. Dem release am for September 2016 den e be de most downloaded app for de United States for October 2018. As of 2022, TikTok get over 3 billion downloads, den over 1 billion active users each month.[10]

Bans

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For 29 June 2020, India decide make e ban 59 apps including TikTok.[11] Month later for 31 July 2020, US President Donald Trump announce possible ban of de app.[12] Den, for 18 September 2020, de Trump administration announce say dem go remove de app from U.S. app stores for 12 November 2020, unless ByteDance fi assure de Trump administration say de app no dey pose threat to U.S. security.[13]

For April 2024, President Biden sign law wey fi result in de banning of TikTok for de United States unless ein Chinese parent company, ByteDance, sell de app to non-Chinese entity by January 2025.[14] For de night of 18 January 2025, dem ban TikTok temporarily for de United States before dem restore am for de morning.[15][16]

References

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  1. ↑ "TikTok is fast becoming the most popular app in the world". The Industry Observer (in Australian English). 4 November 2018. Archived from the original on 5 October 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  2. ↑ Lin, Pellaeon (22 March 2021). "TikTok vs Douyin: A Security and Privacy Analysis". Citizen Lab. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Lin, Liza; Winkler, Rolfe (9 November 2017). "Social-Media App Musical.ly Is Acquired for as Much as $1 Billion". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Social video app Musical.ly acquired for up to $1 billion". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Youth Safety and Well-Being" (in English). Retrieved 2025-05-14.
  6. ↑ "TikTok drafts: How to save, edit, and delete drafts on TikTok". Dexerto (in English). 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
  7. ↑ "Accounts and Features" (in English). Retrieved 2025-05-14.
  8. 1 2 3 "These readers say BookTok changed the way they read: 'Friends at your fingertips'". TODAY.com (in English). 2023-02-13. Retrieved 2026-04-25.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Heated Rivalry, The Housemaid and Fourth Wing: TikTok launches BookTok bestseller list". www.bbc.com (in British English). 2026-04-25. Retrieved 2026-04-25.
  10. ↑ Ruby, Daniel (19 August 2022). "TikTok User Statistics (2022): How many TikTok Users Are There?". demandsage (in American English). Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "India bans 59 Chinese apps - TikTok, ShareIt, UC Browser, Helo, Likee". App India News (in American English). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  12. ↑ Kalhan Rosenblatt (1 August 2020). "Trump's threatened TikTok ban could motivate young users to vote, some say". NBC News. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  13. ↑ Swanson, Ana; McCabe, David; Nicas, Jack (18 September 2020). "Trump Administration to Ban TikTok and WeChat From U.S. App Stores". The New York Times (in American English). ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  14. ↑ "TikTok ban in US, how many countries have banned TikTok - 2024 Data [Comprehensive Guide] - IMO Media Hub" (in American English). 24 September 2024. Archived from the original on 14 November 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  15. ↑ Allyn, Bobby (18 January 2025). "TikTok is offline in the U.S. after Supreme Court upholds ban" (in English). NPR. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  16. ↑ IV, Antonio Pequeño. "TikTok Ban Live Updates: TikTok Back Online For Many Users—As Trump Promises To Delay US Ban". Forbes (in English). Retrieved 19 January 2025.
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