{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Cybertraps Podcast","title":"TikTok Deep Dive Cybertraps Live 068","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/88ac5242\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3422,"description":"In this episode we will do a deep dive about TikTok and give parents ideas and suggestions for how to manage TikTok at home.   What Is TikTok?  A free social network service that focuses on the sharing of short videos (15 seconds to 3 minutes) with background music It is available on iOS and Android It was originally launched in 2017 but did not really take off until it merged with another Chinese social media service called Musical.ly Interesting question: Is TikTok the new Facebook?    Who Built It?   TikTok is the global version of a Chinese app called Douyin.   Both apps were developed and are owned by a Chinese company called ByteDance   Douyin has a number of features not available outside of China yet, including e-commerce, in-video search (using facial recognition), etc. Expectation is that those will come to TikTok soon.  Will propaganda follow?    Trump attempted to ban the app, but Biden reversed his executive order   ByteDance reported earnings of over $34 billion in 2020   Company is testing a Stories feature that will cause videos to disappear in 24 hours     Who Is Using It?  As of October 2020, TikTok had over 2 billion mobile downloads In its Terms of Service, TikTok says that use of its app is restricted to people age 13 and older However, a NY Times article in August 14, 2020 reported that \"TikTok classified more than a third of its 49 million daily users in the United States as being 14 years old or younger ...\" (  https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/14/technology/tiktok-underage-users-ftc.html ) Underage use without specific parental consent violates the Child Online Privacy Protection Act In 2018, Musical.ly paid the Federal Trade Commission a fine of $5.7 million for violating COPPA In the UK, an estimated 44% of children ages 8-12 use the app    How Are People Using It?  Production of amusing / goofy videos Education Influencing By following specific users Searching hashtags    Anecdotes  Woman writes nice comment on a TikTok user's video;...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/-npbjlTwEpH5Ybi_ySNRhS-EfNqaI7Ep1svTppTGhLE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQxNTcyLzE2ODM5/MjY0NDktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}