Believe me I tried…

@sol_cee (38222)
Philippines
February 26, 2022 4:49pm CST
to like Tiktok but well, you can’t force yourself to like something (or someone) right? I downloaded the app, checked for myself why many people like it so much, but failed to see what hooked them to it. It’s just pointless to watch people dancing (and most people, especially young women, can’t really dance, but they’re wearing skimpy clothes while they wiggle their way in Tiktok so look, they’ve been raking thousands of viewers). I know there's cool stuff in there but it’s just me, not them. Anyway, after a few minutes, the app was deleted. Sorry not sorry. Have you downloaded an app and then decide to delete it?
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• Nairobi, Kenya
27 Feb 22
I've never used TikTok but the app is in my mother's phone and she loves it because of the funny videos. Yes I've ever downloaded an app but only deleted because of lack of space in my phone
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@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
27 Feb 22
Ah yes I’ve heard people say that. What does it mean -lack of space?
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• Nairobi, Kenya
27 Feb 22
@sol_cee I mean my phone did not have a memory card and the internal memory was full so I needed to delete some apps to keep the phone running
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@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
27 Feb 22
@mildredtabitha oh that’s quite a hassle. What if you can’t delete anything because you need them all?
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@Babino (5761)
• Morocco
27 Feb 22
I love TikTok !! It has the best algorithm so far !! Once you like a video, they keep showing you only the kind of videos you'll like. I personally like therapists videos I've learned a lot from them.
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@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
27 Feb 22
You go girl
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@May2k8 (18096)
• Indonesia
28 Feb 22
There's even an award that TikTok does but I never installed it because it's for talented people and I don't think the app is safe anyway.
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@May2k8 (18096)
• Indonesia
28 Feb 22
@sol_cee the best content creator award will be chosen
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@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
28 Feb 22
What kind of award is it?
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@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
28 Feb 22
@May2k8 that's nice. What's the prize like?
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@LadyDuck (459122)
• Switzerland
27 Feb 22
I have not downloaded because TikTok app is not safe and I cannot see how people can like this thing.
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@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
27 Feb 22
I guess some people don’t think much about their security
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@LadyDuck (459122)
• Switzerland
28 Feb 22
@sol_cee You are right and then when they data are stolen and their bank account and credit card hacked they cry.
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@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
28 Feb 22
@LadyDuck maybe because most young people here don't have bank accounts to worry about?
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@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
27 Feb 22
I’ve heard bad things about Tiktok . I don’t know anything about it.
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@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
27 Feb 22
But it can’t be denied that Tiktok owner is one rich guy
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@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
27 Feb 22
@RubyHawk something about national security?
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@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
27 Feb 22
@sol_cee I think so. I didn’t completely understand why so many wanted it closed. Why was that?
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@Hannihar (129534)
• Israel
27 Feb 22
@sol_cee I probably deleted something on my phone because it took up a lot of my battery and really did not get anywhere. I have heard of tiktok but have not ever used it.
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@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
27 Feb 22
Some apps do drain the battery. Good thinking
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@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
28 Feb 22
@Hannihar I also deleted my Netflix app
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@Hannihar (129534)
• Israel
28 Feb 22
@sol_cee Thanks and when I had Netflix on the phone and watched things it really drained my battery.
@rsa101 (37968)
• Philippines
27 Feb 22
Well, I think it's not for everyone to really appreciate it since. Mostly the younger generations are the ones that are liking it. I have the app in my phone and I watch some of their post there from time to time but for me to contribute something in it is something I do not imagine myself doing.
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@rsa101 (37968)
• Philippines
27 Feb 22
@sol_cee I can enjoy watching them but I would never do it on my own. But I guess for some they really enjoy doing those antics and some get viral doing so.
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@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
27 Feb 22
@rsa101 I agree, anyone can be famous nowadays because of these platforms
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@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
27 Feb 22
omg please don't do the paruparo g dance lolllll
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@sjvg1976 (41131)
• Delhi, India
27 Feb 22
I never downloaded TikTok as I never liked it. It's banned in India being a Chinese app. There were lots of users in India. I read that an owner of the app said most of the fools are Indian as they have the highest number of users of the same in India. And seriously I feel pity for the people who waste time on such apps.
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@sjvg1976 (41131)
• Delhi, India
27 Feb 22
@sol_cee yes they make them rich and made themselves fool.
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@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
27 Feb 22
So your countrymen make them rich?
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@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
27 Feb 22
@sjvg1976 same in my country too. Many people do Tiktok
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@RebeccasFarm (86823)
• United States
27 Feb 22
Tiktok is a fine amusement distraction for me for a few minutes per day also. I agree most of it is nonsense though. I delete most apps, as they are useless. I cannot think of any specific though.
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• United States
28 Feb 22
@sol_cee Yes Twitter I got rid of a long time ago..nasty mean people ..trolls on there.
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@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
28 Feb 22
@RebeccasFarm Is Trump there most of the time?
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@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
27 Feb 22
I also deleted my Twitter. I’m getting boring loll
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@cacay1 (83220)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
27 Feb 22
So many apps I deleted, Tiktok is hot for the young generations. Kiddos at home have their own YouTube channel to do Tiktok. Better they have a channel, me none, poor me.
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@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
27 Feb 22
Is that you I saw on Tiktok?
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@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
27 Feb 22
@cacay1 more dance vids please
@cacay1 (83220)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
27 Feb 22
@sol_cee maybe, but I danced tiktok and posted in my Facebook story page and my students were so thrilled
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@JESSY3236 (18953)
• United States
1 Mar 22
I haven't tried it, but some of the emails my mother sends me has some tiktok videos.
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@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
1 Mar 22
Your mom is into Tiktok? Cool mom
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@JESSY3236 (18953)
• United States
8 Mar 22
@sol_cee no. she is into cat memes and cat videos. Some of the stuff she looks at has Tiktok videos.
@JudyEv (326127)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Feb 22
I wouldn't know how to download an app. Some people really are exhibitionists, don't you think? They're always saying 'look at me, look at me'.
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@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
27 Feb 22
And their vids are monetized, kaching kaching
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@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
27 Feb 22
@JudyEv anything to get money
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@JudyEv (326127)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Feb 22
@sol_cee I suppose that is behind it. The fact that they get paid.
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@CarolDM (203451)
• Nashville, Tennessee
26 Feb 22
I download very few apps. This is not one of them. And I delete them if I don't like them.
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@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
26 Feb 22
Does myLot have an app?
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@CarolDM (203451)
• Nashville, Tennessee
26 Feb 22
@sol_cee Not that I am aware of.
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@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
26 Feb 22
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@ExplorewtMe (6333)
• Nairobi, Kenya
26 Feb 22
I don't keep unnecessary apps. so I delete the app if it is of no use.
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@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
26 Feb 22
Yeah defeats the purpose of keeping them
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@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
27 Feb 22
@ExplorewtMe less clutter I like
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• Nairobi, Kenya
27 Feb 22
@sol_cee I try to keep as less as possible
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@Juliaacv (48538)
• Canada
27 Feb 22
I have never heard anything positive about tik tok. I have no interest in it, I believe it is targeted to a very young female audience whose time could be better spent doing other things.
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@Juliaacv (48538)
• Canada
27 Feb 22
@sol_cee Just because its a way to pass their time does not make it anything good. I know parents who strictly forbid that app.
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@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
27 Feb 22
I don’t wanna judge but I totally agree. Although a lot of teenagers who haven’t had face to face class in my country because of Covid claim that Tiktok has helped them pass their time
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@GreatMartin (23675)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
27 Feb 22
Never even looked at it!!
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@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
27 Feb 22
I got curious..
@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
28 Feb 22
I already forgot what apps I deleted after downloading... Maybe some games that I thought to be interesting but are not... I don't have Tiktok app... I had seen some videos from Tiktok on FB and I am not interested...
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@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
28 Feb 22
You don't have Tikotoko? But you're still young
@thelme55 (76481)
• Germany
28 Feb 22
No, I am not interested to upload it. Not my thing.
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@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
1 Mar 22
What’s your thing?
• Philippines
28 Feb 22
I don't have the app but I see a lot of TikTok posted on IG and I actually enjoy some of them. I particularly like the dance steps being copied by people around the world (it seems so fun to see them destressing and all) --- and the cooking videos. I don't bother with the voice dubs and stuff. Yes, I would download apps and delete them right away if I don't find them useful.
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@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
28 Feb 22
Oh yes, TikTok videos that appeared on FB too got me curious
@akruser13 (475)
• Los Angeles, California
1 Mar 22
Ah, there's the issue. You didn't give it time to learn what you like. I didn't download it for a long time, but then decided to get it because I was still working for the toy store at the time and a lot of our young customers were wandering in going, "Mom, can we get this, it's popular on TikTok!" So I got TikTok initially as a means to do market research, trying to figure out what toys were going to be popular with the kids. I started viewing and liking videos, but that's when the AI kicks in. If you slide quickly past a video you aren't interested in, TikTok AI goes, "Oh, they didn't like that one, let's show them a video of a funny cat." Now I like animal videos. So me sitting there and actually watching, liking, or sharing that video told the AI that I like animal videos. So it started sending me more animal videos, but while it's doing that it's also sending new types of videos in between to see what you like or swipe past. After less than a year on TikTok the AI has figured out that I like animal content, D&D stuff, fiction novel content, Marvel things, funny content from creators in my age bracket, celebrity accounts, and essentially accounts made by women for other women. It knows what I like now, which means if I get on TikTok I'm mostly only seeing the content I'm interested in, which keeps me on it for literal hours. Basically, if you don't take the time to teach TikTok what you're interested in, it's not going to get a chance to show you what you'll like. But it actually is very smart and will start figuring you out faster than you'd think it would, so it's not a very long process for the experience to become tailored to your interests.
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@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
1 Mar 22
Oh, our first disagreement. Lol
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• Los Angeles, California
1 Mar 22
@sol_cee It's not a disagreement, it's an educational debate lol.