TikTok
TikTok is a new social media outlet that surfaced not too long ago. TikTok is a bunch of videos on one site, from funny to musical, it has become one of the most popular social media apps. The coronavirus has helped to propel TikTok into the lime lite during these hard times and isolation. It is a way for people to feel connected with others and watch videos that will cheer them up during this hard time. TikTok was "founded in 2012 by Chinese entrepreneur Zhang Yiming" (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/26/how-coronavirus-helped-tiktok-find-its-voice), but TikTok really did not start gaining popularity until recently, especially during COVID-19. TikTok, "before the coronavirus pandemic, TikTok was predominantly favoured by British teenagers, who posted prank videos or the latest trending dance routine on it" (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/26/how-coronavirus-helped-tiktok-find-its-voice), but now TikTok is being used all across the world and is bringing people together. TikTok is the ultimate unifying app, apps like Twitter have a lot of rambling and hate that is spread throughout it, but TikTok is a place that all people are equal and can do what they want, and make videos for everyone to see, "On Instagram, we are primped and preening, on Twitter, loudmouthed and strident, but on TikTok, we can just be weird" (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/26/how-coronavirus-helped-tiktok-find-its-voice), I think this best describes how the TikTok community is unique. I think that we all need something to cheer us up during this quarantine and I think that people went to TikTok for this because it is a place that has a lot of bright and funny videos. It also is a place that people can make videos for law enforcement, nurses, and doctors the people who are on the front lines during this virus. It also allows for the people on the frontline to spread information and to show that they are okay and that we will get through this together. TikTok has also become a major social media outlet fo people during the quarantine because people need something to do while they are stuck inside since they can't go out and do things, so they spend time on TikTok flipping through the videos that it presents to them on the dashboard, "TikTok is designed to be addictive: you can scroll its dashboard for hours without ever running out of content" (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/26/how-coronavirus-helped-tiktok-find-its-voice), this is what people are using to pass the time when there is nothing else to do and when they get bored. I think that TikTok is a good thing to cheer people up during this time, even though I have never personally used the app.
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