As social media becomes more advanced – and more widely used – its effects on teenagers are being more widely documented. There are now suggestions that excessive social media use – and even occasionally moderate social media use – can negatively affect the mental health of teenagers, leading to negative self-image, toxic behaviour, and other…
Despite TikTok being one of the biggest social media platforms in the world right now, there’s a lot many people don’t know about it. The Chinese app was created by startup ByteDance back in 2016 and since then it’s gone from strength to strength, but much of its identity and past is still shrouded in…
TikTok seems to have been in the news almost constantly recently, and it hasn’t always been for the better. Thanks to ByteDance’s potentially close relationship with the government in Beijing (a relationship some say is erroneously perceived), some nations are raising security concerns and wondering if data stored with TikTok is safe from prying eyes.…
If you’ve been keeping up with current events when it comes to social media, then you’ll know that TikTok – which is still exploding in popularity around the world – is not without its fair share of controversy. Back in March this year, it was revealed that TikTok moderators had been told to suppress posts…
It seems as though the TikTok argument in the US is destined to rage on. After giving his “blessing” to an acquisition deal undertaken by US firms Oracle and Walmart, President Donald Trump has now said that if Oracle and Walmart don’t have “total control” over TikTok as an app – thereby nudging original parent…
One of the most important aspects of TikTok is undeniably the creativity involved in users making videos. Some of the most popular and successful TikTok videos have thrived in part because of their creativity; their creators’ unique approach to personality, composition, and editing have made them massive stars rather than simply creating off-the-cuff videos. One…
If you’ve been keeping up with the news, you might be aware that TikTok is in a spot of controversy in several places around the world right now. The app has already been banned in India and is currently facing down a potential ban in Pakistan. There’s also talk that it may be banned in…
If you haven’t already heard of TikTok, you’re in for a treat. This social media app has been absolutely dominating the scene as of late. The app is owned by a Chinese startup called ByteDance and was originally created in 2016 as a social short video app called Douyin. Naturally, Douyin was a China-only app that was primarily used by citizens…
As a social media influencer, you may have heard about gaining followers and likes on TikTok and why this is the ultimate goal to aim for if you’re establishing a presence on the platform, especially if you’re a brand. If you don’t know exactly what followers and likes actually represent, don’t be ashamed; there’s still…
There are lots of reasons why you might want to delete your TikTok account. Perhaps you’ve finally simply had enough of the platform and you think it’s time to stop using it. Maybe you’ve experienced some harassment and you’d rather take the scorched earth approach than do things slowly. Whatever the reason might be, you’ve…