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'''TikTok''' is a [[China]]-owned video messaging app (software for mobile devices) which has become the most visited site in the [[United States]], dethroning Google in 2021.  TikTok has been accused of creating "political echo chambers," whereby one's political views are reinforced by a pre-selection of videos constantly fed to him based on his prior selections.<ref>https://harvardpolitics.com/tiktok-politics-algorithm/</ref>

'''TikTok''' is a [[China]]-owned video messaging app (software for mobile devices) which has become the most visited site in the [[United States]], dethroning Google in 2021.  TikTok has been accused of creating "political echo chambers," whereby one's political views are reinforced by a pre-selection of videos constantly fed to him based on his prior selections.<ref>https://harvardpolitics.com/tiktok-politics-algorithm/</ref>

[[Social media]] [[monopoly|monopolists]] are perhaps the most opposed to TikTok, and have the most to lose from its competition.  TickTok has pulled enormous traffic away from the [[Leftist]] [[Silicon Valley]] websites.

[[Social media]] [[monopoly|monopolists]] are perhaps the most opposed to TikTok, and have the most to lose from its competition.  TikTok has pulled enormous traffic away from the [[Leftist]] [[Silicon Valley]] websites.

Here's the list of the top ten as of 2021:<ref>https://blog.cloudflare.com/popular-domains-year-in-review-2021/</ref>

Here's the list of the top ten as of 2021:<ref>https://blog.cloudflare.com/popular-domains-year-in-review-2021/</ref>

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The average time spent (wasted?) on TikTok is reportedly 91 minutes per day, compared with 60 minutes daily for Facebook and 32 mins daily for Instagram.

The average [[time]] spent (wasted?) on TikTok is reportedly 91 minutes per day, compared with 60 minutes daily for Facebook and 32 mins daily for Instagram.

TikTok claims more than 100 million [[American]] users, and was ordered on August 6, 2020, by President [[Donald Trump]] to transfer its ownership to an American company within 45 days or else be sanctioned.  TikTok became popular because it facilitates the creation and distribution of short videos on cell phones.

TikTok claims more than 100 million [[American]] users, and was ordered on August 6, 2020, by President [[Donald Trump]] to transfer its ownership to an American company within 45 days or else be sanctioned.  TikTok became popular because it facilitates the creation and distribution of short videos on cell phones.