The Rise & Fall of Tic Tok

Question 1

July 2015, the app attracted millions of users and hit # 1 on the iOS App Store! WHICH other fun facts are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

became the most-downloaded free app in over 30 countries, Users called "musers"

Question 2

Broadly launched in August 2014, Musical.ly, the app allowed users to create music videos from 15-90 seconds that also?

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could include lip-syncing to your favorite songs, control the pitch of the songs in the catalogue, allowed you to add pre-set filters and effects

Question 3

A feature of TikTok, that musical.ly lacked stops giving "users" credit now to be among the elite, you needed to be?

Accepted Answer

an influencer

Question 4

What is going on @ TikTok? WHICH best describes the notorious platform?

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short video format based on comedy & entertainment content

Question 5

In 2022TikTok Stories debuts a feature that allows users to share short videos & photos, on their profile, the catch is?

Accepted Answer

the videos & pictures disappear after 24 hours

Question 6

National security concerns over TikTok began to surface in 2022. TikTok & parent company, ByteDance, may be doing what?

Accepted Answer

putting sensitive user data like location, in hands of Chinese government

Question 7

What is China's version of TikTok called?

Accepted Answer

Douyin

Question 8

To spite TikTok's rise, a rough road lies ahead for this media juggernaut! Since 2019 critics have accused them of?

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creating addiction & overuse leading to depression and worse, accused of assisting predatory behavior, allowing racist content to go viral without taking action, promoting a drug & alcohol culture sometimes directed to kids

Question 9

The standing of 'influencers' has grown beyond the internet! WHICH corporation now's all in & treating them like VIPS?

Accepted Answer

Disney

Question 10

As of 2024 TikTok has over 100,000 influencers, who enjoy video recording, editing, soundtrack & all but WHICH?

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AI generated CGI

Question 11

The growth of TikTok has been staggering! With a brand value placed @ about 84 Billion USD, TikTok is officially WHICH?

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Highest grossing non-gaming app in the world

Question 12

The list of countries with restrictions on TikTok grows each year. Countries who have banned it includes: Iran, Nepal &

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Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan

Question 13

In June 2016, Coca-Cola launched its #ShareACoke campaign on Musical.ly, which introduced Musical.ly's model of?

Accepted Answer

User-Generated Ads

Question 14

2014 Musical.ly a social media service HQ'ed in Shanghai w American office in Santa Monica. On the platform users could?

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create & share short lip-sync videos

Question 15

About the users of TikTok; do you see yourself in any of these TRUE stats about TikTokers!

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as of 2023 1 billion views per day, average TikTok user opens TikTok 19 times per day, 18% of all internet users use TikTok

Question 16

The Great Migration of TikTok influencers to Instagram. Aside from the possible ban, WHICH factors are driving this?

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TikTok has changed it's algorithm & policies, concerns about TikTok's growth & sustainability, Limitations of the site (short video) compared to other options

Question 17

As of August 2024, TikTok is the 5th most popular social media platform in the world & all are true except WHICH?

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brand value at about 15 billion as of 2023

Question 18

DoesTikTok set itself up with an impossible task of protecting free speech while simultaneously protecting user privacy?

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TikTok has a content moderation policy that aims to remove harmful content

Question 19

June 2016 Musical.ly had over 90 million registered 'musers', up from 10 million from 2015. By May 2017, the app reached

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200 million users

Question 20

ByteDance Ltd. (Chinese internet co) acquired Musical.ly on November 10, 2017. How many months until it becomes Tic-Tok?

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nine

Question 21

charli d'amelio is the # 1 influencer on TikTok with 184 million followers! WHICH celebrity is NOT a TikTok influencer?

Accepted Answer

Pete Davidson

Question 22

TikTok is a job creating titan! As of 2023 they are reported to have 38,578 employees world-wide, how many in the US?

Accepted Answer

11,400

Question 23

August 2, 2018, musical.ly & TikTok merged, w/ existing accounts & data combined into one app, keeping the title TikTok

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made TikTok a worldwide app, excluding China

Question 24

A US law is set to go into effect next year that will ban TikTok stateside, if the company doesn't do what?

Accepted Answer

Sell its controlling shares to a non-Chinese entity

Question 25

What was the first country (not counting China, who just never make TikTok legal in the first place) to ban TikTok?

Accepted Answer

India

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