A woman holds a smartphone as a Tik Tok logo is displayed behind her. Since it was created in 2017, TikTok has become a staple of internet culture and social interaction for teenagers. Photo: Reuters
The rise of TikTok, why teenagers love it, and how its links to China may see US lawmakers ban it
- Since it was created in 2017, after short-form apps Musical.ly and Douyin merged, TikTok has become hugely popular with Generation Z in the US
- It has received more than two billion all-time downloads, but it is owned by Chinese internet firm ByteDance, raising US authorities’ fears for user privacy
A woman holds a smartphone as a Tik Tok logo is displayed behind her. Since it was created in 2017, TikTok has become a staple of internet culture and social interaction for teenagers. Photo: Reuters
