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'''[[wikipedia:TikTok|TikTok]]''' is a video-sharing platform that was founded by [[wikipedia:ByteDance|ByteDance]] in September 2016.<ref name="Dexerto">Smith, G. (2021, May 8). [https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/the-history-of-tiktok-1569106/  "The history of TikTok: From&nbsp;musical.ly&nbsp;to the number 1 app in the world."] Dexerto. Retrieved December 18, 2021.</ref><ref name="dotla">Blake, S., &amp; Abdollah, T. (2021, April 8). [https://dot.la/a-tiktok-timeline-the-rise-and-pause-of-a-social-video-giant-2647649026.html "A TikTok timeline: The rise and pause of a social video giant"]. dot.LA. Retrieved December 18, 2021.</ref><ref name="BBC">Tidy J., &amp; Galer, S. S. (2020, August 5). [https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53640724 "Tiktok: The story of a social media giant"]. BBC News. Retrieved December 18, 2021.</ref> The platform has many short videos uploaded by anyone with a topic such as gaming, pranks, entertainment, etc. Any video uploaded by users can be less than 3 minutes in length. The app was an international counterpart of Douyin, which was made by the same company. On November 9, 2017, ByteDance bought [[wikipedia:Musical.ly|Musical.ly]],<ref name="dotla" /> then merged into "TikTok" in August 1/2, 2018.<ref name="Dexerto" /><ref name="BBC" /> Since then, The app has had over 1 billion users registered on the platform. TikTok has become known for being involved in some [[screamers]] and [[shock videos]].

==History==

As TikTok has become very popular, it has also become known for screamers uploaded on the platform, reaching over thousands of views. Despite this, shock video [[1444]], a suicide video of a Russian user named Gleb Korablyov, was the first to be popularized by TikTok for its shock value. It has also started a DoNotGoogle trend, where users refrain from searching for any disturbing stuff on Google, mostly shock sites and videos.  

The [[Kekma.net]] website began to rise from July to September 2020, with many videos about it reaching over a thousand views. However, the shock site has led TikTok to blacklist the term, meaning the term will have no results to appear when searched. In September 2020, TikTok was criticized for having a video of [[Suicide of Ronnie McNutt|Ronnie McNutt's suicide]] appeared on "For You" feed. Forbes also stated that some disguised "as clips of cute animals." During December 2020, Instagram account [[mr.lilcarti]] uploaded a [[shock video]], possibly taken from [[Hoodsite]], depicting a 5-year-old boy named Hozefa Shaikh<ref>[https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/five-year-old-boy-crushed-to-death-in-lift-in-dharavi-7072309/ "Five-year-old boy crushed to death in a lift in Dharavi. The Indian Express"]. (2020, November 29). Retrieved December 18, 2021.</ref> being accidentally trapped and crushed by the elevator. The moment the video from the account was popularized, it was shortly deleted after many reported deleting the account and its video. On December 20, 2020, TikTok user Aria Cyrus created and advertised<ref><nowiki>https://www.tiktok.com/@ariacyrus/video/6908063308243389698</nowiki></ref> her website, [[1092paradise.com]].

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