TikTok
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| 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]
- ↑ "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