TikTok
Also known as Tik Tok
TikTok, known in mainland China, Macau, and Hong Kong as Douyin (), is a social media and short-form online video platform. It hosts user-submitted videos, which range in duration from three seconds to 60 minutes. It can be accessed through a mobile app or through its website.
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TikTok is a social media platform where users create and share short videos ranging from three seconds to 60 minutes long, accessible through a mobile app or website. It matters because it has become a major way that millions of people consume and create video content online.
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Key facts
- Software.title
- TikTok Pte. Ltd.
- Software.name
- Douyin
- Software.collapsible
- yes
- Software.screenshot
- Douyin.com Screenshot.png
- Software.screenshot size
- 200px
- Software.caption
- Screenshot of Douyin.com homepage, 2023
- Software.developer
- Beijing Douyin Technology Co., Ltd.
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- stacked
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- No
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- 50
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75 sectionsContents
- Corporate structure
- History
- Douyin
- TikTok
- Plans to sell TikTok's US operations
- Expansion in other markets
- Competition with other platforms
- TikTok Notes
- Features
- Content
- Viral trends
- Food and recipes
- Fashion and body size
- Cosmetic surgery
- Film criticism
- STEM feed
- Heating
- Censorship and moderation
- Extremism and hate
- Graphic content
- Misinformation
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Feminism
- Usage
- Demographics
- Teenage mode
- Underage users
- Influencer marketing
- Businesses
- Sex workers
- Political
- Charities
- Privacy and security concerns
- Potential data collection by the Chinese government
- Access from China and United States response
- Project Texas
- USDS Joint Venture, censorship, backlash and moves to UpScrolled
- Project Clover
- Journalist spying scandal
- Software code
- Regulatory actions
- US Federal Trade Commission
- Data Protection Commission (Europe)
- UK Information Commissioner's Office
- Pending investigations
- Texas
- Turkey
- Privacy Commissioner of Canada
- European Commission
- Australian Information Commissioner inquiry
- Controversies
- Cyberbullying
- Addiction and mental health
- 2022 medication shortage
- Workplace conditions
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Child exploitation in Kenya
- Lobbying by competitors
- Alleged censorship of criticism of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein
- Alleged censorship of anti-ICE videos
- Restrictions and bans
- Albania
- Canada
- European Union
- India
- United States
- Federal level
- State level
- Observations
- Partnerships
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
TikTok is a social media and short-form online video platform. It hosts user-submitted videos, which range in duration from three seconds to 60 minutes. It can be accessed through a mobile app or through its website.
Since its launch, TikTok has become one of the world's most popular social media platforms, using recommendation algorithms to connect content creators and influencers with new audiences. In April 2020, TikTok surpassed two billion mobile downloads worldwide. The popularity of TikTok has allowed viral trends in food, fashion, and music to take off and increase the platform's cultural impact worldwide.