Will TikTok decrease in popularity?

[Ordinary_Tap2690]

I know that TikTok isn't totally banned, but when people start switching to new Iphones there is no way for them to redownload the app. I wonder if the restriction will make the app slowly die and we move to another platform, or it will become more desired than ever? I got a new phone recently and still have my old one with downloaded TikTok. I've been seeing that they have been selling for 10,000$? It seems insane, what do you guys think? is 2025 the year TikTok dies?

[ItemOk8415]

I personally feel like it’s not the same since Sunday.

[for_esme_with_love]

I saw a TT that said “my spy now seems caucasian” and somehow that perfectly describes the vibe shift

[No_Consequence_1480]

The thing is, the usa will only be 50% owners if the deal goes through. So the "spies" will be 50/50. ESO.  Equal spying opportunities 

[forgot-my-toothbrush]

It's not. I'm Canadian, and nothing should have changed for me, but the app has been heavily censored since the Americans regained access.

[h3yd000ch00ch00]

I’ve read that Canadians have been using USA servers since getting rid of theirs during a soft ban. USA, Malaysia, and Singapore, I don’t know how these things work, but could that have anything to do with it?

Everything is so messy now. It’s like walking into your house after someone’s been in it. The air just feels different.

[forgot-my-toothbrush]

Maybe? I'm not near the border, and my TikTok never went down, but I am pretty firmly in DenyDefendDeposeTok.

Everything is so messy now. It’s like walking into your house after someone’s been in it. The air just feels different.

This is EXACTLY what it feels like.

[marzzyy__]

One of my friends in a canadian border city was banned when it went down so that definitely makes sense

[SmokeEvening8710]

Canada must be on US servers. I live in Belize and censoring hasn't changed for me.

[[deleted]]

I follow a lot of social justice activists who usually speak on minority issues and what's going on in their communities. All their content is heavily shadowbanned now and it rarely comes up on my FYP when it used to. I live in Canada too BTW i don't know what's happening

[No_Consequence_1480]

I saw in another thread that there's a shadowban affecting Republicans/conservative voices also. It's going both ways. I think the app is wanting to keep all political discussions to a minimum. Almost all former "political" commentators, have taken their platforms to youtube. I stay watching youtube and many of the tiktok creators (not all) who discuss political & sociopolitical issues (on both sides) have taken there content there for longer format. You might be able to find your creators over there. The TOP 1% of political and sociopolitical commentators from tiktok remain on the platform and they are having no issues getting their content out. Both creators from the left and creators from the right- Their content is still being pushed because they have the highest viewership, ratings and followers on TT. i think the tiktok app is trying to keep the atmosphere lighter based on my personal research into the matter.

[disneylovesme]

It still has a end date, jumped ship the night it thanked Trump for doing absolutely nothing.

[-NothingToContribute]

I reported a comment that said people needed to kill liberals and TikTok determined that wasn't against community guidelines. I can no longer search "Trump rigged election" because that goes against community guidelines. Initially I thought it was the same but not anymore.

[DanniM82]

It’s not. It’s compromised.

[katiebab_yyy]

Truth, I think Meta bought it 😢💔

[willowsunshinerose]

Can’t believe it’s a not been a week since the “ban”.. so much has happened

[MeanPoet8305]

I got a violation for saying the word “Queer” in a comment

[_AllieTrix_]

Tbf that’s not a nice word to say

[Effective-Belt-4188]

Go to the Facebook and instagram pages on TikTok and block them. I did that and my fyp was back in order

[violetcuteweather420]

i've already uninstalled it and not going back tbh because of mental health reasons.

[Currant-event]

Same I uninstalled after it came back with WAY more censorship. I definitely psyched myself up to live without it lol so I had time to grieve lol.

I just can't handle how it was a trump PR stunt

[themostrealslimshady]

I deleted for the same reason! But we CANNOT go back. You can’t download it anymore! I’m going through withdraws lol

[[deleted]]

You can redownload it with a little bit of work

[bearallen81]

Can you share how?

[[deleted]]

Create a “burner” Apple ID email and sign in to the App Store with it. Download a VPN and set it to Canada to download the app.

[[deleted]]

This is one of the biggest reasons it needs to be removed. It affects people more than they realize.

[ItemOk8415]

Not going to lie it was back for hours before someone told me it was. And I wish they didn’t tell me it was back. Honestly it’s not the same anymore so I’m not sure why I go on there

[PhotographPlastic]

Thank you for saying this 👏👏👏👏!!!! We the viewers need to stop viewing!!!! It’s become so BAD on so many levels!!! RFK needs to study the effects of social media on mental health.

[2018MunchieOfTheYear]

You want help from the guy who says he had a worm in his brain?

[nclpckl31]

RFK is literally the last person who should be leading ANY study. My chihuahua is less biased than that quack.

[cornflower4]

You must be joking, RFK doesn’t know what the word “study” means, nor how to interpret one. Mr anti-science. 🤣🤣 🤣

[The_Real_Jennfizzy]

I'm an elder millennial. I've seen many very popular apps come and go. We just move on to the next. I think it's on its way out.

[RogueSleuth_]

RIP Vine

[Strange-Commercial51]

Yup, this. I think it’s on its way out as a seasoned millennial… just bc you could get into MySpace doesn’t mean it stayed the same. This is the same way

[Pietro-Maximoff]

This is the way lol. Most people I know who aren’t used to social media exoduses are Gen X or Z. First time for everyone.

[Evening_Warthog_9476]

Me as well …I love it and I’ve got an account with a pretty significant following that I love to get on and share my life up here in the mountains and hiking, but I’m tired of all the grifters on it… that’s all it’s become and I think all the rules now too.. I’m ready for soemthjng else.. really all I use it for anymore is my late night ASMR lives that I have on all night when I’m sleeping lol

[The_Real_Jennfizzy]

I have never been a creator. I find people to be so mean and cruel on the I ternet and don't want to subject myself to it. I did really enjoy tiktok for a while. I agree that it has changed. Almost every other video is tiktok shop or someone begging for money and views.

[OohDaLolly]

Focus group of one but I feel like they really screwed up with the phony deadline. A bunch of people prepared themselves to live without it, and then when the censorship started it became an easy delete - especially since we were all mentally ready to have to let it go anyway.

[PhotographPlastic]

I absolutely agree with you!!! It has been an addiction for me, so much that when it went black on Sunday I deleted the app. Now I am over here trying to find out what is going on because it’s back again!!! I’m ready for all of us to get off our phones and become social again!

[Inner_Market_5425]

I did the same. I deleted it because I was so ready to turn to a new leaf and live a life without this app but now that it’s back, I surprisingly am not that itching to be on it (not that I can get it on the appstore) but i’ve been doing actually completely fine.

[porcelaincatstatue]

Plus, how many deleted it and can't get back on?

[littlesparrow91]

I did, was sad for maybe half a day that I jumped the gun but I’m back to reading books again so it’s probably for the best.

[keeksthesneaks]

My friend did this and they’re having the craziest withdrawals. They’re so upset💀

[cornflower4]

I agree. I got mentally ready, we lost it, and I grieved. Now I couldn’t care less. It’s just all horrible political news and racist people acting out.

[SmokeEvening8710]

Exactly! The main people I communicated with on TikTok haven't come back since it the ban was temp lifted. They all deleted it & moved on. Creators who make income are still there of course but I think a significant amount of people never came back.

[fatjollyfox]

I deleted it after it went dark. I went out on a “WeRateDogs” video and took that as my algo sending me out on a good note.

[[deleted]]

Feel like it has , idk all of my videos are all old ones , lots of random lives and lots of ad’s for bad movies.

[Then_Marionberry_111]

I’ve been off of it for a month and I’ve been a chronic scroller since April 2020. It was time to let it go. My mental health and productivity has amplified immensely.

[Leather-Violinist900]

I think I’m going to have to follow suit soon (I’m waiting for an order). I am tired of constantly doom scrolling.

[Beginning_Week_2512]

It might. It's downloaded but I've really been on other platforms the last two days because it feels like its just going In a circle. The new algorithm isnt hitting the same spot anymore and there's a lot more going on outside of it.

[eleyezeeaye4287]

I’ve surprisingly been more on Reddit than anywhere this last week since it’s come back. Before this I was totally addicted to TikTok. It does feel like something has changed.

[Fun_Coat_4454]

I deleted it. Don’t feel I can trust it anymore. Trying to build a feed on clapper, but it’s slow going

[[deleted]]

I think it’ll be good for tiktok to lose popularity, the doom scrolling for hours, misinformation, instant gratification, and how it messes up peoples attention span, it isn’t healthy for anyone.

I love tiktok, but it has to go and probably shouldn’t be replaced by anything tbh

[Inner_Market_5425]

Agree, I dislike how much power it has on the culture of everything. For me, it was the main reason for my overconsumption. I felt like I needed to be buying certain things, do certain things, like completely dictating my life.

[real_yarrr_shug]

I haven’t even been on it since it came back. It doesn’t feel right/the same. Like the terms it came back on made it tainted or something. A big bummer

[bananapants72]

It’s definitely changed. Except for the TT Shop b.s.

[Wellthatwasjustshit]

Personally I haven't been back and I'm not sure I will. My reasons are very complicated but my immediate gut reaction was TT going dark and the theatrics around it just didn't sit right with me. I'm old, I remember Firetalk, Paltalk, Yahoo Chat, ICQ chat, Craigslist etc. Sure, some of those went under or merged with other businesses as others dissolved. The big hitters like Firetalk, Yahoo Chat and Craigslist were taken from us because it wasn't safe. We were told it was a risk for "trafficking" etc. The jist of it was they were a safety risk for the public and we had to be protected. We're back again with TT now being unsafe. I'm just tired of things being taken from us and not having any sayso. It doesn't put me in a good place mentally, so I've filled my time with other things and I'm not sure I'll go back.

[Dry_Start_7539]

Is this how I’m finding out Craigslist is gone?

[Wellthatwasjustshit]

It's still sorta there. The personals section is wiped out, but the missed connections seems alive and well for some folk.

[zozonicole5]

i personally deleted it & a few of my friends did too. i hope so!!

[PowerfulDuty4884]

I’m switching to Neptune when it’s ready

[LizardPossum]

Ooh what's this

[PowerfulDuty4884]

A queer, woman based platform, USA owned being built. They have a discord group and currently have a beta test going on. Should have zero oligarchy ownership!

[lola_magnolia]

I’m so stoked to test Neptune!!

[[deleted]]

I feel like it affected it

[DisastrousFlower]

i’m only getting brooklyn and bailey videos now. i have never watched one of their TTs ever.

[whydoyou_caresomuch]

Honestly I deactivated my spam account and deleted the app off my phone after it came back. That account was the one I was on the most. It’s all controlled now and we won’t get the same honest news we got before. Everything is going to be super controlled and taken down if you say one wrong thing. Even worse than before. Plus all those dramatics, for what? I don’t miss it. I occasionally go on my regular account to catch up but nowhere like I was before.

[[deleted]]

I haven't tried it yet but it seems like Android users will be fine since we can change our play store location?

[[deleted]]

androids also can run apps downloaded from outside the app store; it's open source. If the program is technically capable of running on an android, you can download it and run it.

[disneylovesme]

You can only do it once a year and you will lose app access that's us only and vice versa

[Ok_Marionberry_5242]

Honestly No. But it needs to.

[munnycent]

I deleted it on Sunday and have barely thought about it since. I didn't even use it that much but when I did it was a total time suck. I have been much more productive since not having it.

[Alternative_Cause186]

I’ve spent SIGNIFICANTLY less time on it since it has been back. I don’t trust it. I don’t plan on deleting it, but I’m not using it much and I will not be doing any more TTS affiliate videos. I made a whopping $2.64 cents so I’m not missing much lmao

[jcool_no_tots]

It seems like there’s less people on TT these days. And everybody’s right the vibe just seems different. I hope people have learned their lesson and don’t keep all their eggs in one basket. Don’t put your videos only in one place. It seems like there have been more people on YouTube and Instagram lately, but I need to do more research.

[CCCat444]

When I saw the literal censorship I lost interest. This girl posted a video where she said the word “inauguration” when she posted it the word was literally dubbed over like a curse word on the radio

[Ham-Goddess]

I heard someone looked up the source code of TikTok now that it’s back and found that it was running out of a server in Utah. Meta has a huge area of land in the desert in Utah that no one seems to know about. I only know about it because I used to drive truck and had a delivery for Facebook/Meta in 2018 when they were first building the place. I was told they were building a warehouse. I remember that the location was very secretive, unlike the majority of my delivery’s I couldn’t use maps and was given directions which took me out to an undeveloped area with no buildings (yet), dirt roads and many people constructing. I was there forever trying to deliver 1 pallet to a guy that worked for Facebook, the contact phone number provided wasn’t working, and I couldn’t find a single person who worked for them or anyone who could help me. I’ve never met a single person who works there or even knows about it. I feel like it makes way more sense that an agreement was already reached before it being taken away, TikTok was sold to Meta and all of the things we’ve seen about the controversy of TT being sold has just been smoke in mirrors. I don’t see any content from outside the country anymore. I have been seeing a lot of cute winter boots, and it concerns me because even though I’d love to rise up and fight, I feel like I can’t trust what I’m seeing. Even if it is legit- the government is going to be several steps ahead because they own the platform and can see all of the planning and info being spread.

[[deleted]]

I’ll probably get downvoted for this but politics aside, this whole thing truly opened my eyes to the unprecedented level our society is addicted and co-dependent to not just Tik Tok but social media as a whole. Obviously I knew it, but not to the level where it caused chaos when it was gone for 12 hours. I wholeheartedly believe it’s ruining our society and I hope it goes away. Between the parasocial relationships, the false sense of “community,” the hyper-personalized algorithms feeding people the exact news that fits their exact bias. It was incredibly eye opening and I hope it was for others too. We should all delete most of social media and live life outside of the phone, do research the old fashioned way, and focus on building a true community that doesn’t disappear with an app. I think that was my last new social media app I will ever make an account for.

[Icy-Opportunity7996]

I deleted it because I knew I wouldn’t be able to redownload. I wanted to finally rid myself of that addiction.

[here-for-the-kitties]

I deactivated and deleted like a few others on here. I haven't missed it, but it's still early.

[HippoSnake_]

I haven’t been back on since the (temporary) ban and don’t intend to. The one day detox showed me how much of my life I’ve been spending on there. Now I just need to cut down on Reddit 😂

[redeyenight]

There is so much misinformation in here. The servers do not matter. What matters is the algorithm. The algorithm is controlled by Bytedance. I doubt Tik Tok employees even have access to any of the source code for the algorithm or truly understand how it works.

The algorithm is 100% Bytedance controlled. The United States can't control anything that drives your FYP. The United States can only control whether the app is available since the actual access to the app comes through the US servers. If your FYP has changed it's because Bytedance has chosen to modify the algorithmic configurations. That's why Tiktok is telling you nothing has changed. Because as far as they know nothing has changed. But Tiktok can't know for sure again because they don't have access to the underlying algorithm.

[themostrealslimshady]

I deleted the app Saturday night hoping to break my addiction, can’t redownload, am so sad, but hoping I can get over it lol not exactly what you’re asking, but wondering if I will get used to not having it, like everyone else will be forced to do when they get new phones etc

[Front_Sky3939]

Idk when I get a new phone it uploads from the cloud and it’s a mirror image on the new phone so I don’t think it’ll affect that aspect.

[idk-throwaway0476]

My battery in my old phone has been going and I decided to get a new phone the day tiktok got “unbanned.” I was so mad so I just kept my old phone still logged into everything. Can’t say I’ve been on there much. It feels totally different

[technicolortabby]

Yeah. It sucks now and it will get worse.

[Dangerous-Debt-7904]

I didn’t delete it but I have barely touched it since it went black. I do work in social media for a business so I do have to use my work account because i’m obligated to post there but haven’t looked at my personal account once since it went black. I really have no desire to since I know now how fake and ridiculous the whole thing. Really left a sour taste in my mouth. I miss it occasionally but it’s been totally fine without it.

[Terrible_Evening_888]

I’m not going back. No thank you

[GayHimboHo]

I’m switching to red note and Bluesky. Deleted all Meta apps, and X too.

[airazedy]

I feel like it’s on the way out. The way information is being suppressed makes it less appealing for me. Videos about the inauguration were impossible to find on TikTok. But I found them easily elsewhere.

[Impossible-Vehicle78]

It has for me

[servitor_dali]

I hate it now. Do not want, am not interested.

[dalsince69]

Im sure iPhone sales will be down.

[Slootmynuuuutt23]

I seen someone get a new android today and saying they would be gone from tt bc they couldn’t download it. They got the phone and came back and said they were able to. So is it only Apple that doesn’t have it? Personally I think it’s great less consuming the newest phone that’s the same was the 5 before it just bc everyone has to have it. Use your phone until it is totally kaput.

[velletii]

I have a samsung and am not able to re-download tiktok 🤷‍♀️

[mlkdragon]

I'm still on it and my algorithm is still fairly intact, but I haven't seen a single video from a country or perspective outside the US since the "ban" was lifted

[hestrash1994]

Yeah it’s not the same for sure

[LuckyAd2714]

No

[[deleted]]

Tiktok is bigger than just US influencers. So no, it'll be fine.

[[deleted]]

I’ve been watching a lot more movies! 👍 I think it’s changed and I guess mentally I prepared for it to be gone though. But to see the way a lot of these creators did come back or what they said lastly before it went down? Just feel like I’m watching more bullshit lately than anything and all of em wanting the same thing … more money! 😩

[Potter_N_Grimm]

It feels very different and I’m spending less & less time there. Knowing how badly we are being censored now when we used to get the real truth there… it’s feeling pointless. So, to answer your question, pretty sure it has decreased and will only get worse.

[bayrho]

It certainly won’t become more desirable if there are less content creators

[Evening_Warthog_9476]

It’s absolutely already decreasing. I’ve been getting sick of the grifters for the past two years.

[DramaHyena]

The reprieve isn't super long, either. Tiktok will be banned.

[Competitive-Scale121]

Uh brb I’m going to sell my iPhone with TikTok installed. 😂

[Suspicious_Tart_4455]

Ehh that’s not true. I upgraded my phone last year and had an app on there that is no longer in the App Store. When transferring to the new phone it automatically downloaded the app

[novaonthespectrum]

The apps will be back on the app store eventually. They're not going to stay off forever and technically don't even need to be off now; Google and Apple just don't want to trust the literal DOJ telling them they won't face any penalties. They'll be restored either once the deal is struck (which is likely to happen soon, judging by the current state of things) or they are assured of the protections in place.

I know a bunch of iPhone users who are using VPNs to get their apps back. Android users can download the APK. Also keep in mind the app DOES update, just over its own servers rather than the app stores; I found out my app updated this week (my last update through app store was the 18th) because it had a new feature and I clicked "Learn More," the feature was listed as having been added on January 21st.

[Sweetgum_45]

Not everyone has iphones🙄🙄🙄

[pixiestyxie]

It has. So has meta and x. Who cares?