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Tiktok slammed for being addictive.

why TikTok is addictive

By AhmedPublished 3 years ago 2 min read

I think all of you have heard of the application called Tiktok, the application that got alot of users over the past two years.

What is Tiktok

TikTok, known in China as Douyin, is a video-sharing social networking service owned by Chinese company ByteDance. The social media platform is used to make a variety of short-form videos, from genres like dance, comedy, and education, that have a duration from 15 seconds to one minute (three minutes for some users). TikTok is an international version of Douyin, which was originally released in the Chinese market in September 2016. Later, TikTok was launched in 2017 for iOS and Android in most markets outside of mainland China; however, it only became available worldwide after merging with another Chinese social media service, Musical.ly, on 2 August 2018.

Why is it Addictive

As you see in this video this person is trying to explain to us why Tiktok is addictive.

Perhaps you’ve just barely wrapped your head around the existence and popularity of TikTok – something about dances? A young woman called Charli D’Amelio? Does the word “renegade” have something to do with it? Sigh.

While you’re sorting that out, at least one young user is already over 2019’s second-most downloaded app. Last Sunday, Cornell University sophomore Niko Nguyen published an essay in the Cornell Daily Sun student paper detailing his personal decision to quit TikTok. According to Verge’s technology journalist Casey Newton, Nguyen’s post is “the first known ‘why I deleted my TikTok’ essay. An important rite of passage for any social app.”

Nguyen’s rationale includes the fact that the app is an addictive time-suck – certainly a valid concern. The company has also been accused of shadier practices than wasting your evening, including non-consensually harvesting user data and suppressing content made by queer, differently abled, and fat creators. The app is said to be under confidential national security review in the US.

Quitting social media holds a particular, virtue-signaling appeal that’s hard to resist; we all know someone who seems to relish the act of declaring their intention to take a hiatus from Twitter or Instagram, whether or not they ultimately succeed. And really, there are plenty of good reasons to disconnect – not least of which being to "work harder than play"

Of course, the fact that one person saw it fit to declare TikTok cancelled does not a sea change make – after all, the app was downloaded 1.5bn times as of last November. Nonetheless, there’s always the chance that Nguyen’s story may be a harbinger of what could come: a wave of Gen Z-er’s, sick and tired of reflexively bursting into jerky choreography whenever Doja Cat comes on, and ready to stop mumbling lines from the Broadway production of Beetlejuice in their sleep.

Until then, at least we’ll be entertained.

Warning Dead Girl because of Tiktok Challenge

This ten-year-old girl has passed out because of Tiktok.

The challenge was for the girl to hold her breath, so she went to the bathroom and did this challenge, but she got a belt, Rope to cover her mouse and nose, then she Died In Italy.

Spend time with your Parents

spend time with your Family, They won't live forever for you, ask them about Tiktok, Or have a Talk together.

It will really Help.

Ok Now I will see you later bye

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