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'''''TikTok''''' is a video-sharing platform that was founded by [[wikipedia:ByteDance|ByteDance]] in September | '''''TikTok''''' is a video-sharing platform that was founded by [[wikipedia:ByteDance|ByteDance]] in September 2017. 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]] and Flipagram to merge into one app with a bigger community, which became known as "TikTok". 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== | ||
As TikTok has became 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 became 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. | ||
