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* The first request for archival was in [https://old.reddit.com/r/Archiveteam/comments/dazw5l/tiktok/ October 2019] due to removal of pro-LGBTQ content, even in countries where homosexuality has never been illegal. <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/sep/26/tiktoks-local-moderation-guidelines-ban-pro-lgbt-content "TikTok's local moderation guidelines ban pro-LGBT content"] - Article on ''The Guardian''</ref> | * The first request for archival was in [https://old.reddit.com/r/Archiveteam/comments/dazw5l/tiktok/ October 2019] due to removal of pro-LGBTQ content, even in countries where homosexuality has never been illegal. <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/sep/26/tiktoks-local-moderation-guidelines-ban-pro-lgbt-content "TikTok's local moderation guidelines ban pro-LGBT content"] - Article on ''The Guardian''</ref> | ||
* Videos from chinese TikTok can not be seen outside of china. <ref>[https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-is-the-latest-window-into-chinas-police-state/ "TikTok - Yes, TikTok - Is the Latest Window Into China’s Police State"] - Article on ''Wired''</ref> | * Videos from chinese TikTok can not be seen outside of china. <ref>[https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-is-the-latest-window-into-chinas-police-state/ "TikTok - Yes, TikTok - Is the Latest Window Into China’s Police State"] - Article on ''Wired''</ref> | ||
== Notes == | |||
* https://m.tiktok.com/v/<id> is a better way to archive videos, versus https://www.tiktok.com/@<username>/video/<id>. | |||
* Videos without sound can't be viewed or downloaded(it just says 'Video currently unavailable') on desktop, and their links don't work, but they can be viewed and downloaded on mobile. | |||
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Revision as of 00:06, 10 June 2020
| TikTok | |
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 tiktok home page as seen on November 9, 2019 | |
| URL | https://www.tiktok.com/ |
| Status | Online! |
| Archiving status | Not saved yet |
| Archiving type | Unknown |
| IRC channel | #TikOff (on hackint) |
TikTok is a social media app for short, user generated videos developed by the Chinese company ByteDance. The app was launched internationally in September 2017 and merged with musical.ly on 9 November 2017.
Archiving tools
youtube-dl is able to grab videos straight from the site
A tool to generate the signature TikTok uses to sign all their requests exists and is actively updated
TikTokTake
Work is being done to create a tool that can get all of a users videos and WARC them up, that's being implemented in a cli tool and irc bot TikTokTake
TikUp
TikUp is a Python package that gets all videos from a user or a hashtag, and uploads them to the Internet Archive under `tiktok-<video id>`. Github link
Vital Signs
- The first request for archival was in October 2019 due to removal of pro-LGBTQ content, even in countries where homosexuality has never been illegal. [1]
- Videos from chinese TikTok can not be seen outside of china. [2]
Notes
- https://m.tiktok.com/v/<id> is a better way to archive videos, versus https://www.tiktok.com/@<username>/video/<id>.
- Videos without sound can't be viewed or downloaded(it just says 'Video currently unavailable') on desktop, and their links don't work, but they can be viewed and downloaded on mobile.
- ↑ "TikTok's local moderation guidelines ban pro-LGBT content" - Article on The Guardian
- ↑ "TikTok - Yes, TikTok - Is the Latest Window Into China’s Police State" - Article on Wired