Love it or hate it, Titok has been dominating the technology industry since it started 4 years ago and according to Investopedia, the company grossed $80 million from in-app purchases globally making it one of the top tech companies around the globe.
The tech giant has 800 million active users worldwide, it is the home of all dance challenges, cute animals, and the bouncing my heart went oops videos, skateboarding and more.
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Skateboarding and Tiktok
There are benefits using Tiktok in skateboarding and as a matter of fact you can use it as a tool to reach more customers for your business by being creative on your videos.
The Berrics is a perfect example where new skate clips were being uploaded daily just like in their Instagram account.
The Berrics is one of the most popular skateboarding websites in the world with more than 1 million subscribers in Youtube and they use their brand name to sell skate products online – skateboarding and TikTok is making it easier for them to become content creators, considering it as a tool to influence others to skate and have fun and at the same time building trust to the brand.
The living skateboarding legend Tony Hawk is also on Tiktok, he recently surprised a kid with his skateboard after the video went viral thanks to the FedEx driver Mikail Farrar who posted a video for the world to see because he knew that he can never deliver the deck without an address when the kid named Cooper approached him to deliver the board to Tony Hawk.
Tiktok Being Banned Around The World
According to the Washington Post, the United States and some countries see that the app is a growing problem.
“In recent months, as tensions between Washington and Beijing mounted amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, analysts and officials have become increasingly concerned that the app, which is owned by the Beijing-based Internet technology company ByteDance, could give the Chinese government access to a wide range of user data.”
Despite its mass appeal all over the world, the Chinese social media app is coming under increasing scrutiny from powerful governments – which could spell a disaster for TikTok’s future. The app collects a lot of user data things like your username, what you like, where you are in the world, and what's being recorded by your camera and microphone on your mobile device, etc.
BREAKING: President Trump just issued an executive order "on Addressing the Threat Posed by TikTok." It takes effect in 45 days, prohibits "any transaction" with ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, and will almost certainly face legal challenges. pic.twitter.com/Ma9XOfYgOB
— Hunter Walker (@hunterw) August 7, 2020
As stated by Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices, Tiktok collects data on U.S Government employees and the data collection of the individuals and their activities can reveal important security information or can be used in a coercive manner. It can also be for a non-government employee in which one could have an embarrassing search history and could be blackmailed.
