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| | ''See also [[Conservative defense of TikTok]]''. | | ''See also [[Conservative defense of TikTok]]''. |
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| − | '''TikTok''' is a [[China]]-owned short-form video 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> ByteDance is the Chinese company that owns TikTok, and ByteDance runs an likewise popular version in China known as Douyin. | + | '''TikTok''' is a [[China]]-owned short-form video app (software for mobile devices) which has become the most visited site in the [[United States]], dethroning Google in 2021. ''''TikTok is a competitor of [[liberal]] [[Facebook]], and in spring 2924 [[Congress]] passed a law to ban TikTok unless its ownership is transferred from [[China]]'''''. |
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| | As an unfiltered [[grassroots]] platform, overall TikTok appears to be [[conservative populist]] in ideology. [[Political correctness]] has been unable to take control of the platform, and accounts such as the "Libs of TikTok" have been able to influence many by exposing shocking examples of the [[homosexual agenda]] . the [[transgender agenda]], and [[illegal immigration]]. | | As an unfiltered [[grassroots]] platform, overall TikTok appears to be [[conservative populist]] in ideology. [[Political correctness]] has been unable to take control of the platform, and accounts such as the "Libs of TikTok" have been able to influence many by exposing shocking examples of the [[homosexual agenda]] . the [[transgender agenda]], and [[illegal immigration]]. |
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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. TikTok became popular because it facilitates the creation and distribution of short videos on cell phones, without [[liberal censorship]]. More females use TikTok than males. | | 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 became popular because it facilitates the creation and distribution of short videos on cell phones, without [[liberal censorship]]. More females use TikTok than males. |
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| | + | 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> ByteDance is the Chinese company that owns TikTok, and ByteDance runs an likewise popular version in China known as Douyin. |
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| | TikTok sued in federal court in [[San Francisco]] to block Trump's [[Executive Order]] against it in late 2020. | | TikTok sued in federal court in [[San Francisco]] to block Trump's [[Executive Order]] against it in late 2020. |