What is the point of TikTok

magic_murph

To me it just seems like a complete waste of time.

Middle aged women dancing to stupid songs.

You wans prancing around in dental floss

teenagers acting like oversexed gombeens

influencing teenagers to be slutty

live steams of teenagers in tears talking about depression and bullying all the while getting negative comments thrown at them.

The majority of social media has this dark side but tiktok just seems to be the worst. Granted I am not the target demographic but in my limited use it just seems a bad thing.

KaneToad

I think it's brilliant. The algorithm that tailors your viewing suggestions is quite good. I spend hours watching short vids on DIY, music, world politics, sports...etc..

The occasional vid of teenage girls, with swimming attire wedged up their rears, dancing to some inane dance does crop up but they are easily recognisable and swiped through. The more you dismiss these vids, the less likely they are to reappear.

That said, I don't think it's a suitable app for young children. I cringe when I hear parents joking about how long their pre-teens spend on it..

whisky_galore

It's so our Chinese overlords can monitor us.

nullObjects

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117698497#Comment_117698497

Yep, I watch martial arts and weightlifting stuff on it and there's loads of useful content. The longer you watch a video it scores it higher in your interests

The fact the the videos are short means people have to get to the point as well

Feisar

Perving on young wans with huge tits or am I doing it wrong?

Wanderer2010

Its to embed that extremely irritating song that plays on 90% of the clips into your brain. You know the one "Whatever happened to you..oh no..oh no..oh no.no.no.no no". Usually the no.no.part plays when some cat gets stuck in a tree or some japanese girl gets tapped on the back by a prankster who runs away.

One of the most annoying tunes ive ever heard in my life!

Flinty997

Well its aimed at people with short attentions spam who want to consumer click bait media.

But it can be used for other stuff.

I don't use TikTock but there lots of art (painting drawing), and music (as in playing instruments) on Instagram.

A lot show what they are working on tradesmen, and craftsman, cars etc.

Strumms

It’s like YouTube just a lot more interactive, user friendly and better to navigate... yes there is weirdness and there are a lot of teens just jumping on the bandwagon and stuff just doing stuff for the sake of it but it’s by and large, ok, humorous, informative and even interesting at times.

Mister Vain

It's mostly cringe. The utter shyte that goes viral these days is astounding. The only good video I saw on it was of a guard removing stolen Christmas presents from travelers car.

MowldyCabbage

It's for young girls to shake their tits and arses for attention.

virginmediapls

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058202046/what-is-the-point-of-tiktok

Are you seriously posting this on **** boards.ie and not seeing the intense, intense irony ?

riclad

the most popular tik toks are people dancing to hit songs.theres funny tik toks , look on youtube best tik toks.tik tok has millions of users, its the biggest video app after youtube.you click on what you like, eg gaming, 80s music etc and you,ll get more content like that.

yes i look on tik tik on my pc i see irish tik toks, most of which or you people doing stupid things alot of which are boring and stupid and pointless,

some tik tokers are very funny are less they are incredible talented dancers . i have not seen any slightly good irish tik tok. its like youtube, theres billions of videos, ,its up to you to find good content ,when a new song comes out someone spends hours making a new dance which is copied by 1000s of people . probaly 90 per cent of the content is boring or mediocre or of no interest to you, do you really want to see a 18 year old talk about blm or mental health or a random topic. probably not.

why is it so popular ,? because it has easy to use audio, video editing tools for anyone to make video,s and use any music they want to. amd one good video will inspire others to make similar videos. the next gen of tv video editors, or media producers or comedians are probably on tik tok

youtube wont allow you to make videos using music owned by sony, big music companys .

i have not installed the app so if i go to tik tok.com i mostly see awful irish tik toks . is there even one talented irish tik tok user ? whats the point of youtube, its clever, eg a video is only a minute, if you dont like it click on something else .

say you like queen or abba ,theres 1000,s of tik toks featuring songs form any era ,70,s 90,s etc or you might say its an easy way to get famous .if you can dance or make a funny video ,if itgoe,s viral and gets a millions views , you,ll get sponsors offering you ad money.

magick

tiktok took over the market once vine was bought out, the robot voice on it is dam annoying

riclad

Tik Tok is a very well designed app, easy to use, use any music you like, no need to worry about content getting taken down if it has music, people using public domain music from 1800, bach, Handel etc get dmca notices from company's that made records of classical music from 100 years ago. People on YouTube get dmca notices eg your 2 hour video has 3 seconds of music in it, I now get ad revenue on your video. If I go to tik Tok. Com I see Irish videos and they seem stupid, random and boring I see some tik Tok videos on YouTube that are clever funny and entertaining

Young people use tik Tok to talk about anything they find interesting it may be boring or not relevant if you are over 3o years of age

riclad

The point of most pop music is to be aimed at the young I don't understand most hop hop slang or what the subject is or how there seems to be a hot new rap star every week

Maybe tik Tok is like hip hop is not aimed at you I find it funny every song seems to be hip hop rap sung by black people with white girls dancing to it

Hangdogroad

Why do people feel the need to look at some randomer from the other side of the world dancing to sh!tty music?

AMKC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117699760#Comment_117699760

You-Tube us very user friendly anyway and easy to navigate. Tik tok is just a pile of rubbish that I have no interest in. I have enough to watch on You-Tube and the tv without adding a shirty app that has rubbish short videos on it.

Even the name Tik Tok is just stupid.

thecamcam

Tik Tok is just the sound of the clock working as it counts down to the chinese take over of the world.

DublinWriter

I first got onto TikTok as my son was making a lot of content on it and I wanted to keep an eye on him.

There's something for everyone on there. Lots of people have used it successfully to help them get over alcohol and drug addiction.

There's also a lot of very funny Irish content creators (raychill_98) and it's been a great platform for up and coming young musicians (Blu DeTiger especially).

However, the moderation is uber-sketchy and seems to be AI driven. Plenty of creators have been banned for nothing.

Arealred

I think certain elements of it are educational. Bob flavin (motor expert) gives useful information as does other contributors like askpaul. If people disagree with the info alternative views are given in the comments. Now some of it is teens etc doing videos that they will look back in 10 or 15 years thinking what were they at.

Arealred

In addition to the above it can be a great promotional tool for tourism to showcase areas like Wild Atlantic Way.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

TikTok is for the braindead. It's pure brain rot.

magic_murph

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117714014#Comment_117714014

raychill_98.... really....you call this funny... you are dead to me.

Montage of Feck

It's a ripoff of vines but with added Chinese spyware.

riclad

I just go to YouTube and type best tik Toks , theres a tik Tok cover of every song, maybe you don't like the music that's in the charts or don't like hip hop music if a song gets a few million tik Tok views it, ll be a hit

Tik Tok is gen z, s version of MTV

I think it's clever cos it's democratic if you are funny or else are a very good dancer you can get millions of views

You could say most tv is awful how many procedural cop TV shows do we need how many shows about baking tik Tok is not really aimed at anyone over 40 some old songs are popular in tik Tok eg Fleetwood mac dreams I think it's good that YouTube has some competition no other app allows you to use any music song without the risk of dmca takedowns

gammygils

Tik Tok I just don't get it. I installed it but just found it annoying

Some W@nker dancing around in front of a tractor to shlt music? WTF?

Besides it's something I just haven't got time for. Boards, Reddit, Twitter, Instagram, Sports Apps and News takes up all my Android time

so Tik Tok uninstalled (rarely used app)

RedCardKid

If you are over 18, should you even be on Tik Tok?

TXPTGR1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117719861#Comment_117719861

People over 18 on it should be on a watchlist- creepy

jmlad2020

Attention seeking behaviour is prevalent in our society. Especially amongst younger folks. It's all very pathetic, having an excessive need for attention.

RedCardKid

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117720216#Comment_117720216

110% with you on that one. Cant see any appeal to adults being on it apart from perving. If they are doing it, they need to have a long good look at themselves.

Strumms

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117720326#Comment_117720326

Exactly, but when did this because a thing, how and why ? It’s weird..

Mister Vain

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117720326#Comment_117720326

People stuck at home bored during the pandemic has only made it worse. You could say there's an epidemic of attention seeking.

Hangdogroad

Hopefully it'll go the way of Bebo when the novelty wears off.

jmlad2020

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117721193#Comment_117721193

Probably in the past 2 years. It's definitely a generational thing. I'm late 20s and I don't get it. It appeals to people who have no comprehension of what dial-up internet is nor looks like. People who grew up with Instagram and who get their dopamine hit from the amount of likes/views they get.

Strumms

‘Likes hunters’ aka attention seekers are a fuckin weird breed.

Tilden Katz

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117698497#Comment_117698497

My seven year old niece had to take a trip to A&E last Christmas Eve where she fell off the bed, so distracted was she with recording a Tik Tok. Seven. Luckily no fracture but still like. Seven.

DublinWriter

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117719861#Comment_117719861

Have you actually used TikTok are are you just bandwagon jumping?

Two of my favourite creators are in their 80's.

Up At Fleecies

How is work tiktok different from YouTube?

riclad

teens used to form pop ,rock group,s ,now they make music on laptop,s , tik tok is even easier ,take any piece of music ,dance to it,or do something stupid or slightly funny .why is a 7 year old using a smartphone, never mind making tik toks ? it takes a certain am amount of tech savvy to make youtube video,s , tik tok makes it easy to have 60 second video. when mtv was invented some people used to say it shows people have a short attention span, eg watch 3 minute video,s . on page one tiktok website i see irish video you mad c..t , the c word, is there no moderation on tik tok, don,t they even try to block bad language in the title of the video. i think tik tok is supposed to have a age limit ,how is a 7 year setting up a tik tok account.

riclad

tik tok has licensed all the hit pop songs, from the music ip holders, basically you can any use music on tik tok without getting a dmca notice to remove it , use a few seconds of music on youtube without permission and you,ll get a dmca notice or they ,ll take your ad revenue .

the app has built in audio and video editing functions, youtube has no basic video editing functions .tik toks are usually 60 seconds long.

Mister Vain

There are even TikTok houses now.

"TikTok houses are literal houses (often mansions) where primarily Gen-Z TikTok influencers live together and create videos for the social media platform."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIHKZLZfaTE&list=RDTJ9o4fxmL9c&start_radio=1&rv=TJ9o4fxmL9c

Montage of Feck

There is a theory lead pipes lead to the downfall of the Roman empire. Long term exposure to lead can affect the development of a child's brain leading to problems with learning, behaviour and attention.

Dhenalau

Adding a bit of reading for Tiktok users

TikTok insiders say social media company is tightly controlled by Chinese parent ByteDance

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/25/tiktok-insiders-say-chinese-parent-bytedance-in-control.html

ablelocks

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117762646#Comment_117762646

well then, at least there's one parent in control.

completedit

CCP plot to undermine the west through shortened attention spans and slide into degeneracy

silliussoddius

It's very good for investment advice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npTYPryZo2U

Lewis_Benson

Boobs

French Toast

It's going to reduce young people's attention spans to a matter of seconds.

It'll slide out of popularity with teens soon enough as more and more over 20s pile on.

riclad

Tiktok is used by 60 per cent of americans under the age of 30, yes it has a lot of dancing video,s , any song that goes viral on tik tok is likely to be a hit .

every generation has its own form of media that it favors,

old people used to say whats the point of rock and roll , comicbooks , the beatles , jazz music. i think its cool that young people are dancing to old songs from the 70,s ,80,s , 90s . it real talent to dance to a song for 2 minutes and get millions of views .

theres alot of political content on tik tok, pro minority and lgbt content. i see no harm in it ,maybe the next lady gaga or madonna will get started on tik tok.

i think its ridiculous to say tik tok is some scheme to spread pro china political content to young people ,

its based on an older app that had a 2 minute time limit ,but it lhas a deal with record companys so you can use any song or piece of music without getting a dmca takedown notice .

and it has very easy to use editing features built in .

https://www.makeuseof.com/reasons-why-tiktok-is-actually-good/

tinytobe

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058202046/what-is-the-point-of-tiktok

The world can easily live without TikTok.

These videos are probably only some kind of trap to collect whatever user dater and evaluate this data for whatever reason.....

Montage of Feck

It's a vines rip off.