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TikTok and Douyin have almost the same user interface but no access to each other's content. Their servers are each based in the market where the respective app is available.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanhatesthis/forget-the-trade-war-tiktok-is-chinas-most-important-export |title=Forget The Trade War. TikTok Is China's Most Important Export Right Now. |date=16 May 2019 |work=BuzzFeed News |access-date=24 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524023340/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanhatesthis/forget-the-trade-war-tiktok-is-chinas-most-important-export |archive-date=24 May 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> The two products are similar, but features are not identical. Douyin includes an in-video search feature that can search by people's face for more videos of them and other features such as buying, booking hotels and making geo-tagged reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Niewenhuis|first=Lucas|date=2019-09-25|title=The difference between TikTok and Douyin|url=https://supchina.com/2019/09/25/the-difference-between-tiktok-and-douyin/|access-date=2020-10-12|website=SupChina|archive-date=27 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927210034/https://supchina.com/2019/09/25/the-difference-between-tiktok-and-douyin/|url-status=live}}</ref> Since its launch in 2016, TikTok/Douyin rapidly gained popularity in [[East Asia]], [[South Asia]], [[Southeast Asia]], the United States, Turkey, Russia, and other parts of the world.<ref>{{cite web |title=50 TikTok Stats That Will Blow Your Mind [Updated 2020] |url=https://influencermarketinghub.com/tiktok-stats/ |website=Influencer Marketing Hub |date=11 January 2019 |access-date=27 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604073536/https://influencermarketinghub.com/tiktok-stats/ |archive-date=4 June 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=RouteBot |title=Top 10 Countries with the Largest Number of TikTok Users |url=https://www.brandsynario.com/tik-tok-download/ |website=routenote.com |access-date=27 May 2020 |date=21 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220043546/https://www.brandsynario.com/tik-tok-download/ |archive-date=20 December 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> As of October 2020, TikTok surpassed over 2 billion mobile downloads worldwide.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|date=2019-01-11|title=50 TikTok Stats That Will Blow Your Mind in 2020 [UPDATED ]|url=https://influencermarketinghub.com/tiktok-stats/|access-date=2020-10-12|website=Influencer Marketing Hub|archive-date=4 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604073536/https://influencermarketinghub.com/tiktok-stats/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Carman|first=Ashley|date=2020-04-29|title=TikTok reaches 2 billion downloads|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/29/21241788/tiktok-app-download-numbers-update-2-billion-users|access-date=2020-10-12|website=The Verge|archive-date=29 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729003408/https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/29/21241788/tiktok-app-download-numbers-update-2-billion-users|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2020年春季报告：抖音用户规模达5.18亿人次，女性用户占比57%|url=https://games.sina.cn/cyfw/cyxw/2020-04-22/detail-iirczymi7765035.d.html|language=zh|access-date=6 August 2020|archive-date=22 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822023650/https://games.sina.cn/cyfw/cyxw/2020-04-22/detail-iirczymi7765035.d.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://datareportal.com/social-media-users|title=GLOBAL SOCIAL MEDIA OVERVIEW|access-date=6 August 2020|archive-date=6 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806235517/https://datareportal.com/social-media-users|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Watch trending videos for you on TikTok for Free {{!}} Tiktokblade.com|url=https://insiflow.com/tiktok|access-date=2021-06-02|website=Social Media Marketing & Management Dashboard|language=en}}</ref>
TikTok and Douyin have almost the same user interface but no access to each other's content. Their servers are each based in the market where the respective app is available.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanhatesthis/forget-the-trade-war-tiktok-is-chinas-most-important-export |title=Forget The Trade War. TikTok Is China's Most Important Export Right Now. |date=16 May 2019 |work=BuzzFeed News |access-date=24 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524023340/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanhatesthis/forget-the-trade-war-tiktok-is-chinas-most-important-export |archive-date=24 May 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> The two products are similar, but features are not identical. Douyin includes an in-video search feature that can search by people's face for more videos of them and other features such as buying, booking hotels and making geo-tagged reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Niewenhuis|first=Lucas|date=2019-09-25|title=The difference between TikTok and Douyin|url=https://supchina.com/2019/09/25/the-difference-between-tiktok-and-douyin/|access-date=2020-10-12|website=SupChina|archive-date=27 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927210034/https://supchina.com/2019/09/25/the-difference-between-tiktok-and-douyin/|url-status=live}}</ref> Since its launch in 2016, TikTok/Douyin rapidly gained popularity in [[East Asia]], [[South Asia]], [[Southeast Asia]], the United States, Turkey, Russia, and other parts of the world.<ref>{{cite web |title=50 TikTok Stats That Will Blow Your Mind [Updated 2020] |url=https://influencermarketinghub.com/tiktok-stats/ |website=Influencer Marketing Hub |date=11 January 2019 |access-date=27 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604073536/https://influencermarketinghub.com/tiktok-stats/ |archive-date=4 June 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=RouteBot |title=Top 10 Countries with the Largest Number of TikTok Users |url=https://www.brandsynario.com/tik-tok-download/ |website=routenote.com |access-date=27 May 2020 |date=21 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220043546/https://www.brandsynario.com/tik-tok-download/ |archive-date=20 December 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> As of October 2020, TikTok surpassed over 2 billion mobile downloads worldwide.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|date=2019-01-11|title=50 TikTok Stats That Will Blow Your Mind in 2020 [UPDATED ]|url=https://influencermarketinghub.com/tiktok-stats/|access-date=2020-10-12|website=Influencer Marketing Hub|archive-date=4 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604073536/https://influencermarketinghub.com/tiktok-stats/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Carman|first=Ashley|date=2020-04-29|title=TikTok reaches 2 billion downloads|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/29/21241788/tiktok-app-download-numbers-update-2-billion-users|access-date=2020-10-12|website=The Verge|archive-date=29 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729003408/https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/29/21241788/tiktok-app-download-numbers-update-2-billion-users|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2020年春季报告：抖音用户规模达5.18亿人次，女性用户占比57%|url=https://games.sina.cn/cyfw/cyxw/2020-04-22/detail-iirczymi7765035.d.html|language=zh|access-date=6 August 2020|archive-date=22 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822023650/https://games.sina.cn/cyfw/cyxw/2020-04-22/detail-iirczymi7765035.d.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://datareportal.com/social-media-users|title=GLOBAL SOCIAL MEDIA OVERVIEW|access-date=6 August 2020|archive-date=6 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806235517/https://datareportal.com/social-media-users|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Watch trending videos for you on TikTok for Free {{!}} Tiktokblade.com|url=https://insiflow.com/tiktok|access-date=2021-06-02|website=Social Media Marketing & Management Dashboard|language=en}}</ref>


In May 2021, TikTok appointed Shou Zi Chew as their new CEO.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TikTok Names ByteDance CFO Shou Zi Chew as New CEO|url=https://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/tiktok-ceo-shou-zi-chew-bytedance-cfo-singapore-kevin-mayer-2425785|access-date=2021-05-01|website=NDTV Gadgets 360|archive-date=1 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501165549/https://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/tiktok-ceo-shou-zi-chew-bytedance-cfo-singapore-kevin-mayer-2425785|url-status=live}}</ref>. He assumes the position from interim CEO Vanessa Pappas, following the resignation of Kevin A. Mayer on 27 August 2020.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |url=https://fortune.com/2020/08/27/tiktok-ceo-kevin-mayer-quits-us-sale |title=TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer quits after 4 months |work=Fortune (magazine) |publisher=Bloomberg News |date=27 August 2020 |access-date=27 August 2020 |archive-date=25 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025121635/https://fortune.com/2020/08/27/tiktok-ceo-kevin-mayer-quits-us-sale/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Steven |last=Zeitchik |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/05/18/kevin-mayer-disney-tiktok/ |title=In surprise move, a top Disney executive will run TikTok |work=The Washington Post |date=18 May 2020 |access-date=22 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625210032/https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/05/18/kevin-mayer-disney-tiktok/ |archive-date=25 June 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-28|title=Australian appointed interim chief executive of TikTok|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-28/australian-vanessa-pappas-appointed-tiktok-interim-ceo/12606814|access-date=2020-10-15|website=www.abc.net.au|archive-date=24 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224221805/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-28/australian-vanessa-pappas-appointed-tiktok-interim-ceo/12606814|url-status=live}}</ref> On 3 August 2020, [[Donald Trump|U.S. President Donald Trump]] threatened to ban TikTok in the United States on 15 September if negotiations for the company to be bought by [[Microsoft]] or a different "very American" company failed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/3/21352878/trump-us-ban-tiktok-microsoft-acquisition-treasury-interview-deadline|title=Trump threatens that TikTok will "close down" on September 15th unless an American company buys it|first=Adi|last=Robertson|date=3 August 2020|website=The Verge|access-date=4 August 2020|archive-date=13 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813235326/https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/3/21352878/trump-us-ban-tiktok-microsoft-acquisition-treasury-interview-deadline|url-status=live}}</ref> On 6 August, Trump signed two [[s:Executive Order 13942|executive orders]] banning U.S. "transactions" with TikTok and [[WeChat]] to its respective parent companies ByteDance and [[Tencent]], set to take effect 45 days after the signing.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/aug/06/us-senate-tiktok-ban|title=Trump bans US transactions with Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChat|last=Singh|first=Maanvi|date=6 August 2020|work=The Guardian|access-date=3 January 2021|archive-date=26 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201226084849/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/aug/06/us-senate-tiktok-ban|url-status=live}}</ref> A planned ban of the app on 20 September 2020<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2020/09/commerce-department-prohibits-wechat-and-tiktok-transactions-protect|title=Commerce Department Prohibits WeChat and TikTok Transactions to Protect the National Security of the United States|website=U.S. Department of Commerce|access-date=18 September 2020|archive-date=20 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920143218/https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2020/09/commerce-department-prohibits-wechat-and-tiktok-transactions-protect|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":11">{{Cite news|last=Arbel|first=Tali|date=6 August 2020|title=Trump bans dealings with Chinese owners of TikTok, WeChat|work=Associated Press|url=https://apnews.com/719d8c83f689929c9c9d8c9aa5593fc8|url-status=live|access-date=6 August 2020|archive-date=7 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807071140/https://apnews.com/719d8c83f689929c9c9d8c9aa5593fc8}}</ref> was postponed by a week and then blocked by a federal judge.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/19/tech/donald-trump-tiktok-deal-approval/index.html|title=Trump says he has approved a deal for TikTok|first=Brian|last=Fung|website=CNN|access-date=20 September 2020|archive-date=23 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223085724/https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/19/tech/donald-trump-tiktok-deal-approval/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-signs-off-on-deal-allowing-tiktok-to-continue-u-s-operations-11600551352|title=Trump Signs Off on TikTok Deal With Oracle, Walmart|first=Andrew Restuccia, John D. McKinnon and Georgia|last=Wells|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=20 September 2020|via=www.wsj.com|access-date=20 September 2020|archive-date=24 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224040525/https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-signs-off-on-deal-allowing-tiktok-to-continue-u-s-operations-11600551352|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="auto5">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/19/technology/trump-oracle-and-tiktok.html|title=Trump Approves Deal Between Oracle and TikTok|first1=Ana|last1=Swanson|first2=David|last2=McCabe|first3=Erin|last3=Griffith|newspaper=The New York Times|date=19 September 2020|access-date=20 September 2020|archive-date=31 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201231053155/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/19/technology/trump-oracle-and-tiktok.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/judge-suggests-tiktok-ban-would-be-a-fairly-significant-deprivation/ar-BB19tAvo TikTok ban: Judge rules app won't be blocked in the US, for now] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002034129/https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/judge-suggests-tiktok-ban-would-be-a-fairly-significant-deprivation/ar-BB19tAvo |date=2 October 2020 }}; [[CNN]] by way of [[MSN]]; published September 28, 2020; accessed February 7, 2021</ref> President Biden revoked the ban in a new executive order in June 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McKinnon |first1=John |last2=Leary |first2=Alex |title=Trump's TikTok, WeChat Actions Targeting China Revoked by Biden |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-revokes-trump-actions-targeting-tiktok-wechat-11623247225 |access-date=9 June 2021 |work=Wall Street Journal |date=9 June 2021}}</ref> The app has been banned by the government of [[India]] since June 2020 along with 223<ref name="full list">{{cite web |last1=Sabat |first1=Surabhi |title=Full List Of 224 Chinese Apps Banned In India Till Date; Including PUBG, TikTok And Shein |url=https://www.republicworld.com/technology-news/apps/how-many-chinese-apps-banned-in-india-till-now-see-the-full-list.html |website=Republic World |access-date=16 September 2020 |date=2 September 2020 |archive-date=11 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111194421/https://www.republicworld.com/technology-news/apps/how-many-chinese-apps-banned-in-india-till-now-see-the-full-list.html |url-status=live }}</ref> other Chinese apps in response to a [[2020 China–India skirmishes|border clash]] with China.<ref name="india_ban">{{cite news|first=Pankaj|last=Doval|date=30 June 2020|title= TikTok, UC Browser among 59 Chinese apps blocked as threat to sovereignty|website= The Times of India|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/chinese-apps-banned-in-india-tiktok-uc-browser-among-59-chinese-apps-blocked-as-threat-to-sovereignty/articleshow/76699679.cms|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200630043219/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/chinese-apps-banned-in-india-tiktok-uc-browser-among-59-chinese-apps-blocked-as-threat-to-sovereignty/articleshow/76699679.cms|archive-date= 30 June 2020|url-status= live}}</ref> Pakistan banned TikTok citing "immoral" and "indecent" videos on 9 October 2020 but reversed its ban ten days later on 19 October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/19/tech/tiktok-ban-pakistan-reversed/index.html|title=Pakistan reverses TikTok ban after 10 days|first=Charles Riley, CNN|last=Business|website=CNN|access-date=11 January 2021|archive-date=4 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304074730/https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/19/tech/tiktok-ban-pakistan-reversed/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kastrenakes|first=Jacob|date=2020-10-09|title=Pakistan bans TikTok for "immoral" and "indecent" videos|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/9/21509817/tiktok-pakistan-ban-immoral-indecent-content|access-date=2020-10-12|website=The Verge|archive-date=23 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123151640/https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/9/21509817/tiktok-pakistan-ban-immoral-indecent-content|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Pakistan bans TikTok for allowing 'immoral and indecent' content |url=https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/10/09/pakistan-bans-tiktok-for-allowing-immoral-and-indecent-content/ |website=Android Police |access-date=10 October 2020 |date=9 October 2020 |archive-date=30 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230063842/https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/10/09/pakistan-bans-tiktok-for-allowing-immoral-and-indecent-content/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Then in March 2021, a Pakistani court ordered a new TikTok ban due to complaints over "indecent" content.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ahmad|first=Asif Shahzad, Jibran|date=2021-03-11|title=Pakistan to block social media app TikTok over 'indecency' complaint|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-socialmedia-tiktok-idUSKBN2B329C|access-date=2021-03-11|archive-date=12 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312045423/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-socialmedia-tiktok-idUSKBN2B329C|url-status=live}}</ref>
In May 2021, TikTok appointed Shou Zi Chew as their new CEO.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TikTok Names ByteDance CFO Shou Zi Chew as New CEO|url=https://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/tiktok-ceo-shou-zi-chew-bytedance-cfo-singapore-kevin-mayer-2425785|access-date=2021-05-01|website=NDTV Gadgets 360|archive-date=1 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501165549/https://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/tiktok-ceo-shou-zi-chew-bytedance-cfo-singapore-kevin-mayer-2425785|url-status=live}}</ref> He assumes the position from interim CEO Vanessa Pappas, following the resignation of Kevin A. Mayer on 27 August 2020.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |url=https://fortune.com/2020/08/27/tiktok-ceo-kevin-mayer-quits-us-sale |title=TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer quits after 4 months |work=Fortune (magazine) |publisher=Bloomberg News |date=27 August 2020 |access-date=27 August 2020 |archive-date=25 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025121635/https://fortune.com/2020/08/27/tiktok-ceo-kevin-mayer-quits-us-sale/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Steven |last=Zeitchik |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/05/18/kevin-mayer-disney-tiktok/ |title=In surprise move, a top Disney executive will run TikTok |work=The Washington Post |date=18 May 2020 |access-date=22 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625210032/https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/05/18/kevin-mayer-disney-tiktok/ |archive-date=25 June 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-28|title=Australian appointed interim chief executive of TikTok|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-28/australian-vanessa-pappas-appointed-tiktok-interim-ceo/12606814|access-date=2020-10-15|website=www.abc.net.au|archive-date=24 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224221805/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-28/australian-vanessa-pappas-appointed-tiktok-interim-ceo/12606814|url-status=live}}</ref> On 3 August 2020, [[Donald Trump|U.S. President Donald Trump]] threatened to ban TikTok in the United States on 15 September if negotiations for the company to be bought by [[Microsoft]] or a different "very American" company failed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/3/21352878/trump-us-ban-tiktok-microsoft-acquisition-treasury-interview-deadline|title=Trump threatens that TikTok will "close down" on September 15th unless an American company buys it|first=Adi|last=Robertson|date=3 August 2020|website=The Verge|access-date=4 August 2020|archive-date=13 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813235326/https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/3/21352878/trump-us-ban-tiktok-microsoft-acquisition-treasury-interview-deadline|url-status=live}}</ref> On 6 August, Trump signed two [[s:Executive Order 13942|executive orders]] banning U.S. "transactions" with TikTok and [[WeChat]] to its respective parent companies ByteDance and [[Tencent]], set to take effect 45 days after the signing.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/aug/06/us-senate-tiktok-ban|title=Trump bans US transactions with Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChat|last=Singh|first=Maanvi|date=6 August 2020|work=The Guardian|access-date=3 January 2021|archive-date=26 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201226084849/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/aug/06/us-senate-tiktok-ban|url-status=live}}</ref> A planned ban of the app on 20 September 2020<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2020/09/commerce-department-prohibits-wechat-and-tiktok-transactions-protect|title=Commerce Department Prohibits WeChat and TikTok Transactions to Protect the National Security of the United States|website=U.S. Department of Commerce|access-date=18 September 2020|archive-date=20 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920143218/https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2020/09/commerce-department-prohibits-wechat-and-tiktok-transactions-protect|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":11">{{Cite news|last=Arbel|first=Tali|date=6 August 2020|title=Trump bans dealings with Chinese owners of TikTok, WeChat|work=Associated Press|url=https://apnews.com/719d8c83f689929c9c9d8c9aa5593fc8|url-status=live|access-date=6 August 2020|archive-date=7 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807071140/https://apnews.com/719d8c83f689929c9c9d8c9aa5593fc8}}</ref> was postponed by a week and then blocked by a federal judge.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/19/tech/donald-trump-tiktok-deal-approval/index.html|title=Trump says he has approved a deal for TikTok|first=Brian|last=Fung|website=CNN|access-date=20 September 2020|archive-date=23 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223085724/https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/19/tech/donald-trump-tiktok-deal-approval/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-signs-off-on-deal-allowing-tiktok-to-continue-u-s-operations-11600551352|title=Trump Signs Off on TikTok Deal With Oracle, Walmart|first=Andrew Restuccia, John D. McKinnon and Georgia|last=Wells|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=20 September 2020|via=www.wsj.com|access-date=20 September 2020|archive-date=24 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224040525/https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-signs-off-on-deal-allowing-tiktok-to-continue-u-s-operations-11600551352|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="auto5">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/19/technology/trump-oracle-and-tiktok.html|title=Trump Approves Deal Between Oracle and TikTok|first1=Ana|last1=Swanson|first2=David|last2=McCabe|first3=Erin|last3=Griffith|newspaper=The New York Times|date=19 September 2020|access-date=20 September 2020|archive-date=31 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201231053155/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/19/technology/trump-oracle-and-tiktok.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/judge-suggests-tiktok-ban-would-be-a-fairly-significant-deprivation/ar-BB19tAvo TikTok ban: Judge rules app won't be blocked in the US, for now] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002034129/https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/judge-suggests-tiktok-ban-would-be-a-fairly-significant-deprivation/ar-BB19tAvo |date=2 October 2020 }}; [[CNN]] by way of [[MSN]]; published September 28, 2020; accessed February 7, 2021</ref> President Biden revoked the ban in a new executive order in June 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McKinnon |first1=John |last2=Leary |first2=Alex |title=Trump's TikTok, WeChat Actions Targeting China Revoked by Biden |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-revokes-trump-actions-targeting-tiktok-wechat-11623247225 |access-date=9 June 2021 |work=Wall Street Journal |date=9 June 2021}}</ref> The app has been banned by the government of [[India]] since June 2020 along with 223<ref name="full list">{{cite web |last1=Sabat |first1=Surabhi |title=Full List Of 224 Chinese Apps Banned In India Till Date; Including PUBG, TikTok And Shein |url=https://www.republicworld.com/technology-news/apps/how-many-chinese-apps-banned-in-india-till-now-see-the-full-list.html |website=Republic World |access-date=16 September 2020 |date=2 September 2020 |archive-date=11 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111194421/https://www.republicworld.com/technology-news/apps/how-many-chinese-apps-banned-in-india-till-now-see-the-full-list.html |url-status=live }}</ref> other Chinese apps in response to a [[2020 China–India skirmishes|border clash]] with China.<ref name="india_ban">{{cite news|first=Pankaj|last=Doval|date=30 June 2020|title= TikTok, UC Browser among 59 Chinese apps blocked as threat to sovereignty|website= The Times of India|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/chinese-apps-banned-in-india-tiktok-uc-browser-among-59-chinese-apps-blocked-as-threat-to-sovereignty/articleshow/76699679.cms|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200630043219/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/chinese-apps-banned-in-india-tiktok-uc-browser-among-59-chinese-apps-blocked-as-threat-to-sovereignty/articleshow/76699679.cms|archive-date= 30 June 2020|url-status= live}}</ref> Pakistan banned TikTok citing "immoral" and "indecent" videos on 9 October 2020 but reversed its ban ten days later on 19 October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/19/tech/tiktok-ban-pakistan-reversed/index.html|title=Pakistan reverses TikTok ban after 10 days|first=Charles Riley, CNN|last=Business|website=CNN|access-date=11 January 2021|archive-date=4 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304074730/https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/19/tech/tiktok-ban-pakistan-reversed/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kastrenakes|first=Jacob|date=2020-10-09|title=Pakistan bans TikTok for "immoral" and "indecent" videos|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/9/21509817/tiktok-pakistan-ban-immoral-indecent-content|access-date=2020-10-12|website=The Verge|archive-date=23 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123151640/https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/9/21509817/tiktok-pakistan-ban-immoral-indecent-content|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Pakistan bans TikTok for allowing 'immoral and indecent' content |url=https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/10/09/pakistan-bans-tiktok-for-allowing-immoral-and-indecent-content/ |website=Android Police |access-date=10 October 2020 |date=9 October 2020 |archive-date=30 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230063842/https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/10/09/pakistan-bans-tiktok-for-allowing-immoral-and-indecent-content/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Then in March 2021, a Pakistani court ordered a new TikTok ban due to complaints over "indecent" content.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ahmad|first=Asif Shahzad, Jibran|date=2021-03-11|title=Pakistan to block social media app TikTok over 'indecency' complaint|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-socialmedia-tiktok-idUSKBN2B329C|access-date=2021-03-11|archive-date=12 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312045423/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-socialmedia-tiktok-idUSKBN2B329C|url-status=live}}</ref>


[[Morning Consult]] ranked TikTok as the third fastest growing brand of 2020, after only [[Zoom (software)|Zoom]] and [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Fastest Growing Brands of 2020|url=https://morningconsult.com/fastest-growing-brands-2020/|access-date=2021-02-07|website=Morning Consult|archive-date=27 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127083659/https://morningconsult.com/fastest-growing-brands-2020/|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[Morning Consult]] ranked TikTok as the third fastest growing brand of 2020, after only [[Zoom (software)|Zoom]] and [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Fastest Growing Brands of 2020|url=https://morningconsult.com/fastest-growing-brands-2020/|access-date=2021-02-07|website=Morning Consult|archive-date=27 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127083659/https://morningconsult.com/fastest-growing-brands-2020/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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On 9 November 2017, TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, spent up to U.S.$1&nbsp;billion to purchase musical.ly, a startup headquartered in [[Shanghai]] with an overseas office in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]], California, U.S..<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/lip-syncing-app-musical-ly-is-acquired-for-as-much-as-1-billion-1510278123|title=Social-Media App Musical.ly Is Acquired for as Much as $1 Billion|last1=Lin|first1=Liza|last2=Winkler|first2=Rolfe|date=9 November 2017|website=wsj.com|access-date=7 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401173155/https://www.wsj.com/articles/lip-syncing-app-musical-ly-is-acquired-for-as-much-as-1-billion-1510278123|archive-date=1 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="BusinessInsider">{{Cite news|url=http://uk.businessinsider.com/social-video-app-musically-acquired-for-up-to-1-billion-2017-11?r=US&IR=T|title=Social video app Musical.ly acquired for up to $1 billion|work=Business Insider|access-date=5 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905175724/http://uk.businessinsider.com/social-video-app-musically-acquired-for-up-to-1-billion-2017-11?r=US&IR=T|archive-date=5 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Musical.ly was a social media video platform that allowed users to create short lip-sync and comedy videos, initially released in August 2014. It was well known, especially to the younger audience. Looking forward to leveraging the U.S. digital platform's young user base, TikTok merged with musical.ly on 2 August 2018 to create a larger video community, with existing accounts and data consolidated into one app, keeping the title TikTok.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Dami|date=2 August 2018|title=The popular Musical.ly app has been rebranded as TikTok|url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/2/17644260/musically-rebrand-tiktok-bytedance-douyin|access-date=21 October 2020|archive-date=30 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230132224/https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/2/17644260/musically-rebrand-tiktok-bytedance-douyin|url-status=live}}</ref> This ended musical.ly and made TikTok a worldwide app, excluding China, since China already has Douyin.<ref name="BusinessInsider" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/musically-is-going-away-users-to-be-shifted-to-bytedance-e2-80-99s-tiktok-video-app/ar-BBLovl1|title=Musical.ly Is Going Away: Users to Be Shifted to Bytedance's TikTok Video App|website=msn.com|access-date=13 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328142054/https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/musically-is-going-away-users-to-be-shifted-to-bytedance-e2-80-99s-tiktok-video-app/ar-BBLovl1|archive-date=28 March 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://beebom.com/musical-ly-app-to-be-shut-down-users-will-be-migrated-to-tiktok/|title=Musical.ly App To Be Shut Down, Users Will Be Migrated to TikTok|last=Kundu|first=Kishalaya|date=2 August 2018|website=Beebom|access-date=30 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191005154207/https://beebom.com/musical-ly-app-to-be-shut-down-users-will-be-migrated-to-tiktok/|archive-date=5 October 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
On 9 November 2017, TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, spent up to U.S.$1&nbsp;billion to purchase musical.ly, a startup headquartered in [[Shanghai]] with an overseas office in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]], California, U.S.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/lip-syncing-app-musical-ly-is-acquired-for-as-much-as-1-billion-1510278123|title=Social-Media App Musical.ly Is Acquired for as Much as $1 Billion|last1=Lin|first1=Liza|last2=Winkler|first2=Rolfe|date=9 November 2017|website=wsj.com|access-date=7 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401173155/https://www.wsj.com/articles/lip-syncing-app-musical-ly-is-acquired-for-as-much-as-1-billion-1510278123|archive-date=1 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="BusinessInsider">{{Cite news|url=http://uk.businessinsider.com/social-video-app-musically-acquired-for-up-to-1-billion-2017-11?r=US&IR=T|title=Social video app Musical.ly acquired for up to $1 billion|work=Business Insider|access-date=5 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905175724/http://uk.businessinsider.com/social-video-app-musically-acquired-for-up-to-1-billion-2017-11?r=US&IR=T|archive-date=5 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Musical.ly was a social media video platform that allowed users to create short lip-sync and comedy videos, initially released in August 2014. It was well known, especially to the younger audience. Looking forward to leveraging the U.S. digital platform's young user base, TikTok merged with musical.ly on 2 August 2018 to create a larger video community, with existing accounts and data consolidated into one app, keeping the title TikTok.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Dami|date=2 August 2018|title=The popular Musical.ly app has been rebranded as TikTok|url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/2/17644260/musically-rebrand-tiktok-bytedance-douyin|access-date=21 October 2020|archive-date=30 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230132224/https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/2/17644260/musically-rebrand-tiktok-bytedance-douyin|url-status=live}}</ref> This ended musical.ly and made TikTok a worldwide app, excluding China, since China already has Douyin.<ref name="BusinessInsider" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/musically-is-going-away-users-to-be-shifted-to-bytedance-e2-80-99s-tiktok-video-app/ar-BBLovl1|title=Musical.ly Is Going Away: Users to Be Shifted to Bytedance's TikTok Video App|website=msn.com|access-date=13 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328142054/https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/musically-is-going-away-users-to-be-shifted-to-bytedance-e2-80-99s-tiktok-video-app/ar-BBLovl1|archive-date=28 March 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://beebom.com/musical-ly-app-to-be-shut-down-users-will-be-migrated-to-tiktok/|title=Musical.ly App To Be Shut Down, Users Will Be Migrated to TikTok|last=Kundu|first=Kishalaya|date=2 August 2018|website=Beebom|access-date=30 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191005154207/https://beebom.com/musical-ly-app-to-be-shut-down-users-will-be-migrated-to-tiktok/|archive-date=5 October 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>


=== Expansion in other markets ===
=== Expansion in other markets ===
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=== United States ===
=== United States ===
On 6 August 2020, U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] signed [[executive order]] 13942<ref>{{Cite web|title=Executive Order on Addressing the Threat Posed by TikTok|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-addressing-threat-posed-tiktok/|access-date=2020-12-08|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|archive-date=3 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303003031/https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-addressing-threat-posed-tiktok/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-11|title=Addressing the Threat Posed by TikTok, and Taking Additional Steps To Address the National Emergency With Respect to the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain|url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/08/11/2020-17699/addressing-the-threat-posed-by-tiktok-and-taking-additional-steps-to-address-the-national-emergency|access-date=2020-12-08|website=Federal Register|archive-date=9 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209064214/https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/08/11/2020-17699/addressing-the-threat-posed-by-tiktok-and-taking-additional-steps-to-address-the-national-emergency|url-status=live}}</ref> which would ban TikTok transactions in 45 days if it is not sold by [[ByteDance]]. Trump also signed a similar order against the [[WeChat]] application owned by the Chinese multinational company [[Tencent]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Carvajal |first=Nikki |title=Trump issues executive order banning TikTok from operating in 45 days if it's not sold by Chinese parent company |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/06/politics/trump-executive-order-tiktok/index.html |access-date=7 August 2020 |website=CNN |archive-date=10 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810020022/https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/06/politics/trump-executive-order-tiktok/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":11" />
On 6 August 2020, U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] signed [[executive order]] 13942<ref>{{Cite web|title=Executive Order on Addressing the Threat Posed by TikTok|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-addressing-threat-posed-tiktok/|access-date=2020-12-08|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|archive-date=3 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303003031/https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-addressing-threat-posed-tiktok/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-11|title=Addressing the Threat Posed by TikTok, and Taking Additional Steps To Address the National Emergency With Respect to the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain|url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/08/11/2020-17699/addressing-the-threat-posed-by-tiktok-and-taking-additional-steps-to-address-the-national-emergency|access-date=2020-12-08|website=Federal Register|archive-date=9 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209064214/https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/08/11/2020-17699/addressing-the-threat-posed-by-tiktok-and-taking-additional-steps-to-address-the-national-emergency|url-status=live}}</ref> which would ban TikTok transactions in 45 days if it is not sold by [[ByteDance]]. Trump also signed a similar order against the [[WeChat]] application owned by the Chinese multinational company [[Tencent]].<ref name=":11" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Carvajal |first=Nikki |title=Trump issues executive order banning TikTok from operating in 45 days if it's not sold by Chinese parent company |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/06/politics/trump-executive-order-tiktok/index.html |access-date=7 August 2020 |website=CNN |archive-date=10 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810020022/https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/06/politics/trump-executive-order-tiktok/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


On 14 August 2020, Trump issued <!-- not an executive order -->order DCPD-202000608<ref>{{Cite web|title=Order Regarding the Acquisition of Musical.ly by ByteDance Ltd|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/order-regarding-acquisition-musical-ly-bytedance-ltd/|access-date=2020-12-08|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|archive-date=20 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120202126/https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/order-regarding-acquisition-musical-ly-bytedance-ltd/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=govinfo|url=https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/DCPD-202000608/|access-date=2020-12-08|website=www.govinfo.gov|archive-date=3 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103172732/https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/DCPD-202000608/|url-status=live}}</ref> giving ByteDance 90 days to sell or spin off its U.S. TikTok business.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Davis|first=Wendy|date=17 October 2020|title=White House Presses To Move Forward With TikTok Ban|url=https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/356940/white-house-presses-to-move-forward-with-tiktok-ba.html|access-date=21 October 2020|archive-date=1 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101122600/https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/356940/white-house-presses-to-move-forward-with-tiktok-ba.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In the order, Trump said that there is "credible evidence" that leads him to believe that ByteDance "might take action that threatens to impair the national security of the United States."<ref>{{cite web |last1= Trump |first1= Donald J. | title= Order Regarding the acquisition of musical. Ly by Bytedance Ltd.  |url= https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/EO-on-TikTok-8-14-20.pdf|access-date=14 August 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200815193531/https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/EO-on-TikTok-8-14-20.pdf | archive-date=15 August 2020}}</ref>
On 14 August 2020, Trump issued <!-- not an executive order -->order DCPD-202000608<ref>{{Cite web|title=Order Regarding the Acquisition of Musical.ly by ByteDance Ltd|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/order-regarding-acquisition-musical-ly-bytedance-ltd/|access-date=2020-12-08|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|archive-date=20 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120202126/https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/order-regarding-acquisition-musical-ly-bytedance-ltd/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=govinfo|url=https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/DCPD-202000608/|access-date=2020-12-08|website=www.govinfo.gov|archive-date=3 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103172732/https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/DCPD-202000608/|url-status=live}}</ref> giving ByteDance 90 days to sell or spin off its U.S. TikTok business.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Davis|first=Wendy|date=17 October 2020|title=White House Presses To Move Forward With TikTok Ban|url=https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/356940/white-house-presses-to-move-forward-with-tiktok-ba.html|access-date=21 October 2020|archive-date=1 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101122600/https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/356940/white-house-presses-to-move-forward-with-tiktok-ba.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In the order, Trump said that there is "credible evidence" that leads him to believe that ByteDance "might take action that threatens to impair the national security of the United States."<ref>{{cite web |last1= Trump |first1= Donald J. | title= Order Regarding the acquisition of musical. Ly by Bytedance Ltd.  |url= https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/EO-on-TikTok-8-14-20.pdf|access-date=14 August 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200815193531/https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/EO-on-TikTok-8-14-20.pdf | archive-date=15 August 2020}}</ref>
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In May 2021, [[Pidgeon Pagonis]], an American [[intersex]] activist, reported that for the second time the intersex hashtag wasn't working on TikTok.<ref name=":3" /> They couldn't click the tag on one of their own posts and trying to search for "intersex" pulled up a "null" page.<ref name=":3" /> TikTok told ''[[The Verge]]'' that in both of the instances Pagonis noticed, the tag had been removed by mistake and was subsequently restored.<ref name=":3" /> However, because there was no public statement about the accidental removal, Pagonis and others were left to speculate about whether it was being intentionally censored.<ref name=":3" />
In May 2021, [[Pidgeon Pagonis]], an American [[intersex]] activist, reported that for the second time the intersex hashtag wasn't working on TikTok.<ref name=":3" /> They couldn't click the tag on one of their own posts and trying to search for "intersex" pulled up a "null" page.<ref name=":3" /> TikTok told ''[[The Verge]]'' that in both of the instances Pagonis noticed, the tag had been removed by mistake and was subsequently restored.<ref name=":3" /> However, because there was no public statement about the accidental removal, Pagonis and others were left to speculate about whether it was being intentionally censored.<ref name=":3" />


People use different tactics to skirt TikTok’s moderation.<ref name=":3" /> Some [[lesbian]] women on the app jokingly refer to themselves as "le dolla bean" based on the "le$bian" spelling that’s used to avoid their videos being removed.<ref>{{Cite web|last=JaniMilaniArmani|date=2021-02-13|title=Sorry I'll only respond to Lé Dolla Bean|url=http://www.reddit.com/r/actuallesbians/comments/liqawn/sorry_ill_only_respond_to_lé_dolla_bean/|access-date=2021-06-06|website=r/actuallesbians}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> “It became this whole joke,” says [[Mar Hicks]], a historian of technology, “because things that have the word lesbian in them were either getting flagged for deletion or causing the users’ accounts to get in trouble.”<ref name=":3" />
People use different tactics to skirt TikTok’s moderation.<ref name=":3" /> Some [[lesbian]] women on the app jokingly refer to themselves as "le dolla bean" based on the "le$bian" spelling that’s used to avoid their videos being removed.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=JaniMilaniArmani|date=2021-02-13|title=Sorry I'll only respond to Lé Dolla Bean|url=http://www.reddit.com/r/actuallesbians/comments/liqawn/sorry_ill_only_respond_to_lé_dolla_bean/|access-date=2021-06-06|website=r/actuallesbians}}</ref> “It became this whole joke,” says [[Mar Hicks]], a historian of technology, “because things that have the word lesbian in them were either getting flagged for deletion or causing the users’ accounts to get in trouble.”<ref name=":3" />


According to [[Mar Hicks]], [[LGBT|LGBTI]] people and [[People of Color|people of color]] have found the guidelines are enforced “wildly differently” says Hicks, meaning their content will be suppressed or removed for supposed violations, but they get no response when they report abuse from other users. “Not only is it hurting their ability to speak and be seen on the app, but it’s also allowing them to get attacked and have hate speech thrown their way.”<ref name=":3" />
According to [[Mar Hicks]], [[LGBT|LGBTI]] people and [[People of Color|people of color]] have found the guidelines are enforced “wildly differently” says Hicks, meaning their content will be suppressed or removed for supposed violations, but they get no response when they report abuse from other users. “Not only is it hurting their ability to speak and be seen on the app, but it’s also allowing them to get attacked and have hate speech thrown their way.”<ref name=":3" />
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As with other platforms,<ref name="2018-11-16-cnetfr">{{cite web|url=https://www.cnetfrance.fr/news/les-dangers-de-tik-tok-pour-vos-enfants-et-comment-s-en-premunir-39876613.htm|title=Les dangers de Tik Tok pour vos enfants et comment s'en prémunir|website=CNET France|access-date=1 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302024645/https://www.cnetfrance.fr/news/les-dangers-de-tik-tok-pour-vos-enfants-et-comment-s-en-premunir-39876613.htm|archive-date=2 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> journalists in several countries have raised privacy concerns about the app, because it is popular with children and has the potential to be used by [[sexual predator]]s.<ref name="2018-11-16-cnetfr" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wnct.com/news/national/tik-tok-app-raises-concerns-for-young-users/1461767694|title=Tik Tok app raises concerns for young users|last=WSPA|date=20 September 2018|website=WNCT|access-date=1 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301164646/https://www.wnct.com/news/national/tik-tok-app-raises-concerns-for-young-users/1461767694|archive-date=1 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2147993/tik-tok-worlds-most-popular-iphone-app-under-fire-over-lack|title=Tik Tok, currently the world's most popular iPhone app, under fire over lack of privacy settings – Tech News – The Star Online|first=Karen|last=Zhang|website=scmp.com|access-date=1 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190303082457/https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2147993/tik-tok-worlds-most-popular-iphone-app-under-fire-over-lack|archive-date=3 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/j5zbmx/tiktok-the-app-super-popular-with-kids-has-a-nudes-problem|title=TikTok, the App Super Popular With Kids, Has a Nudes Problem|first1=Jason|last1=Koebler|first2=Joseph|last2=Cox|date=6 December 2018|work=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|access-date=1 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228232537/https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/j5zbmx/tiktok-the-app-super-popular-with-kids-has-a-nudes-problem|archive-date=28 February 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
As with other platforms,<ref name="2018-11-16-cnetfr">{{cite web|url=https://www.cnetfrance.fr/news/les-dangers-de-tik-tok-pour-vos-enfants-et-comment-s-en-premunir-39876613.htm|title=Les dangers de Tik Tok pour vos enfants et comment s'en prémunir|website=CNET France|access-date=1 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302024645/https://www.cnetfrance.fr/news/les-dangers-de-tik-tok-pour-vos-enfants-et-comment-s-en-premunir-39876613.htm|archive-date=2 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> journalists in several countries have raised privacy concerns about the app, because it is popular with children and has the potential to be used by [[sexual predator]]s.<ref name="2018-11-16-cnetfr" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wnct.com/news/national/tik-tok-app-raises-concerns-for-young-users/1461767694|title=Tik Tok app raises concerns for young users|last=WSPA|date=20 September 2018|website=WNCT|access-date=1 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301164646/https://www.wnct.com/news/national/tik-tok-app-raises-concerns-for-young-users/1461767694|archive-date=1 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2147993/tik-tok-worlds-most-popular-iphone-app-under-fire-over-lack|title=Tik Tok, currently the world's most popular iPhone app, under fire over lack of privacy settings – Tech News – The Star Online|first=Karen|last=Zhang|website=scmp.com|access-date=1 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190303082457/https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2147993/tik-tok-worlds-most-popular-iphone-app-under-fire-over-lack|archive-date=3 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/j5zbmx/tiktok-the-app-super-popular-with-kids-has-a-nudes-problem|title=TikTok, the App Super Popular With Kids, Has a Nudes Problem|first1=Jason|last1=Koebler|first2=Joseph|last2=Cox|date=6 December 2018|work=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|access-date=1 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228232537/https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/j5zbmx/tiktok-the-app-super-popular-with-kids-has-a-nudes-problem|archive-date=28 February 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>


Several users have reported endemic [[cyberbullying]] on TikTok,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/krishrach/tik-tok-users-bullying-abuse-complaints|title=TikTok Creators Say They Are Being Bullied And The Company Isn't Helping|website=BuzzFeed News|access-date=1 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302024539/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/krishrach/tik-tok-users-bullying-abuse-complaints|archive-date=2 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2019/jan/06/clock-is-ticking-experts-urge-caution-as-popularity-of-tiktok-surges-1921096.html|title=Clock is ticking: Experts urge caution as popularity of TikTok surges|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=1 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302090558/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2019/jan/06/clock-is-ticking-experts-urge-caution-as-popularity-of-tiktok-surges-1921096.html|archive-date=2 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> including racism<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theweek.co.uk/98559/what-is-tiktok-and-is-it-safe|title=What is TikTok and is it safe?|website=The Week UK|access-date=1 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302024726/https://www.theweek.co.uk/98559/what-is-tiktok-and-is-it-safe|archive-date=2 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[ableism]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Drayton |first1=Tiffanie |title=Mom of child with autism pleads with TikTok to remove 'Autism Challenge' videos |url=https://www.dailydot.com/irl/tiktok-autism-challenge/ |website=The Daily Dot |access-date=21 September 2020 |date=13 May 2020 |archive-date=10 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210005101/https://www.dailydot.com/irl/tiktok-autism-challenge/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Moss |first1=Haley |title=As an autistic person, the offensive #AutismChallenge TikTok trend reinforced my decision to stay away from the app |url=https://www.insider.com/autismchallenge-tiktok-trend-will-keep-me-away-from-app-2020-5 |website=Insider |access-date=21 September 2020 |date=15 May 2020 |archive-date=19 May 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200519023445/https://www.insider.com/autismchallenge-tiktok-trend-will-keep-me-away-from-app-2020-5 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Olivia |title=The Latest TikTok Trend Is Bringing Out The Worst In People |url=https://gritdaily.com/the-latest-tiktok-trend-new-teacher-challenge/ |website=Grit Daily |access-date=21 September 2020 |date=27 August 2020 |archive-date=1 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001172158/https://gritdaily.com/the-latest-tiktok-trend-new-teacher-challenge/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2019, following a report by German digital rights group [[Netzpolitik.org]], TikTok admitted that it had suppressed videos by disabled users as well as LGBTQ+ users in a purported effort to limit cyberbullying.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/6250923/tiktok-policy-suppressing-persons-lgbtq-disabilities/|title=TikTok admits to suppressing videos from some persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2 community|last=Lao|first=David|date=3 December 2019|publisher=[[Global News]]|access-date=5 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206004235/https://globalnews.ca/news/6250923/tiktok-policy-suppressing-persons-lgbtq-disabilities/|archive-date=6 December 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="theintercept">{{Cite news|last1=Biddle|first1=Sam|url=https://theintercept.com/2020/03/16/tiktok-app-moderators-users-discrimination/|title=Invisible Censorship – TikTok Told Moderators to Suppress Posts by "Ugly" People and the Poor to Attract New Users|date=16 March 2020|work=[[The Intercept]]|access-date=17 March 2020|url-status=live|last2=Ribeiro|first2=Paulo Victor|last3=Dias|first3=Tatiana|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317011112/https://theintercept.com/2020/03/16/tiktok-app-moderators-users-discrimination/|archive-date=17 March 2020}}</ref> TikTok's moderators were also told to suppress users with "abnormal body shape", "ugly facial looks", "too many wrinkles", or in "slums, rural fields" and "dilapidated housing" to prevent bullying.<ref name="Biddle">{{cite web|title=Invisible Censorship: TikTok Told Moderators to Suppress Posts by "Ugly" People and the Poor to Attract New Users|url=https://theintercept.com/2020/03/16/tiktok-app-moderators-users-discrimination/|last1=Biddle|first1=Sam|last2=Ribeiro|first2=Paulo Victor|date=16 March 2020|website=The Intercept|access-date=27 May 2020|last3=Dias|first3=Tatiana|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317011112/https://theintercept.com/2020/03/16/tiktok-app-moderators-users-discrimination/|archive-date=17 March 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
Several users have reported endemic [[cyberbullying]] on TikTok,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/krishrach/tik-tok-users-bullying-abuse-complaints|title=TikTok Creators Say They Are Being Bullied And The Company Isn't Helping|website=BuzzFeed News|access-date=1 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302024539/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/krishrach/tik-tok-users-bullying-abuse-complaints|archive-date=2 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2019/jan/06/clock-is-ticking-experts-urge-caution-as-popularity-of-tiktok-surges-1921096.html|title=Clock is ticking: Experts urge caution as popularity of TikTok surges|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=1 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302090558/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2019/jan/06/clock-is-ticking-experts-urge-caution-as-popularity-of-tiktok-surges-1921096.html|archive-date=2 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> including racism<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theweek.co.uk/98559/what-is-tiktok-and-is-it-safe|title=What is TikTok and is it safe?|website=The Week UK|access-date=1 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302024726/https://www.theweek.co.uk/98559/what-is-tiktok-and-is-it-safe|archive-date=2 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[ableism]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Drayton |first1=Tiffanie |title=Mom of child with autism pleads with TikTok to remove 'Autism Challenge' videos |url=https://www.dailydot.com/irl/tiktok-autism-challenge/ |website=The Daily Dot |access-date=21 September 2020 |date=13 May 2020 |archive-date=10 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210005101/https://www.dailydot.com/irl/tiktok-autism-challenge/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Moss |first1=Haley |title=As an autistic person, the offensive #AutismChallenge TikTok trend reinforced my decision to stay away from the app |url=https://www.insider.com/autismchallenge-tiktok-trend-will-keep-me-away-from-app-2020-5 |website=Insider |access-date=21 September 2020 |date=15 May 2020 |archive-date=19 May 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200519023445/https://www.insider.com/autismchallenge-tiktok-trend-will-keep-me-away-from-app-2020-5 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Olivia |title=The Latest TikTok Trend Is Bringing Out The Worst In People |url=https://gritdaily.com/the-latest-tiktok-trend-new-teacher-challenge/ |website=Grit Daily |access-date=21 September 2020 |date=27 August 2020 |archive-date=1 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001172158/https://gritdaily.com/the-latest-tiktok-trend-new-teacher-challenge/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2019, following a report by German digital rights group [[Netzpolitik.org]], TikTok admitted that it had suppressed videos by disabled users as well as LGBTQ+ users in a purported effort to limit cyberbullying.<ref name="theintercept">{{Cite news|last1=Biddle|first1=Sam|url=https://theintercept.com/2020/03/16/tiktok-app-moderators-users-discrimination/|title=Invisible Censorship – TikTok Told Moderators to Suppress Posts by "Ugly" People and the Poor to Attract New Users|date=16 March 2020|work=[[The Intercept]]|access-date=17 March 2020|url-status=live|last2=Ribeiro|first2=Paulo Victor|last3=Dias|first3=Tatiana|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317011112/https://theintercept.com/2020/03/16/tiktok-app-moderators-users-discrimination/|archive-date=17 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/6250923/tiktok-policy-suppressing-persons-lgbtq-disabilities/|title=TikTok admits to suppressing videos from some persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2 community|last=Lao|first=David|date=3 December 2019|publisher=[[Global News]]|access-date=5 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206004235/https://globalnews.ca/news/6250923/tiktok-policy-suppressing-persons-lgbtq-disabilities/|archive-date=6 December 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> TikTok's moderators were also told to suppress users with "abnormal body shape", "ugly facial looks", "too many wrinkles", or in "slums, rural fields" and "dilapidated housing" to prevent bullying.<ref name="Biddle">{{cite web|title=Invisible Censorship: TikTok Told Moderators to Suppress Posts by "Ugly" People and the Poor to Attract New Users|url=https://theintercept.com/2020/03/16/tiktok-app-moderators-users-discrimination/|last1=Biddle|first1=Sam|last2=Ribeiro|first2=Paulo Victor|date=16 March 2020|website=The Intercept|access-date=27 May 2020|last3=Dias|first3=Tatiana|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317011112/https://theintercept.com/2020/03/16/tiktok-app-moderators-users-discrimination/|archive-date=17 March 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>


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