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What is TikTok?
TikTok is a video-sharing app that allows users to create and share short videos, on any topic.
How does TikTok work?
TikTok is a video-sharing app that allows users to create and share short videos, on any topic and with durations from 15 seconds to ten minutes. Before, the app was called Musical.ly and focussed on lip syncing and dancing to music. TikTok is now used to create and share all sorts of videos, all by using music or sounds. It is also possible to do lives on TikTok and the app has made donation stickers available for users who are 16+ to uses during these lives.
Is it safe for children and young people?
The app is most popular among young people between the ages of 12 and 16 and it was the most downloaded app in 2020. TikTok is only available for users who are 13 years old or over and underage users have limited access to functions, such as DM's and their profile is automatically set on private (but this can be changed).
What is the minimum age?
+13
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What is TikTok?
TikTok is a video-sharing app that allows users to create and share short videos, on any topic.
How does TikTok work?
TikTok is a video-sharing app that allows users to create and share short videos, on any topic and with durations from 15 seconds to ten minutes. Before, the app was called Musical.ly and focussed on lip syncing and dancing to music. TikTok is now used to create and share all sorts of videos, all by using music or sounds. It is also possible to do lives on TikTok and the app has made donation stickers available for users who are 16+ to uses during these lives.
Is it safe for children and young people?
The app is most popular among young people between the ages of 12 and 16 and it was the most downloaded app in 2020. TikTok is only available for users who are 13 years old or over and underage users have limited access to functions, such as DM's and their profile is automatically set on private (but this can be changed).
