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'''''TikTok''''' is a video-sharing platform that was founded by [[wikipedia:ByteDance|ByteDance]] in September 2017.<ref name="Dexerto">Smith, G. (2021, May 8). [https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/the-history-of-tiktok-1569106/ "The history of TikTok: From musical.ly to the number 1 app in the world."] Dexerto. Retrieved December 18, 2021.</ref><ref name="dotla">Blake, S., & 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., & 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 became known for being involved in some [[screamers]] and [[shock sites]]. | '''''TikTok''''' is a video-sharing platform that was founded by [[wikipedia:ByteDance|ByteDance]] in September 2017.<ref name="Dexerto">Smith, G. (2021, May 8). [https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/the-history-of-tiktok-1569106/ "The history of TikTok: From musical.ly to the number 1 app in the world."] Dexerto. Retrieved December 18, 2021.</ref><ref name="dotla">Blake, S., & 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., & 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 became known for being involved in some [[screamers]] and [[shock sites]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:1092.JPG|thumb|right|200px|[[1092paradise.com]], one of the | [[File:1092.JPG|thumb|right|200px|[[1092paradise.com]], one of the TikTok screamers.]] | ||
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 site [[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. | 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 site [[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. | ||
