@mathewi
Out of curiosity I downloaded TikTok a few months ago, with much skepticism. From the beginning it aggressively insisted that I share my contacts list which I steadfastly refused. Then people I never shared started showing up in my feed “anyway.” The UI is confusing and verges on trickery. Anecdotally about 40% is ads and much of the rest vapid content. I had plans to use it for politics but won’t cry over its demise. I hope an alternative arises if it goes away.