Is TikTok changing back to Musical.ly on April 4?
TikTok addicts, as well as most smartphone-addicted teenagers, are nervously awaiting the fate of the beloved short-form video app.Rumors of a TikTok shutdown have been flying for the last several weeks.It has been banned from the U.S. Army.It has been deemed a safety hazard because its user-base is not closely monitored.
Users of the social media platform wonder if TikTok is turning back into Musical.ly.Will the app be shutting down completely?Everything we know so far is confirmed.
Musical.ly was a short-form video social media app.It was a lip-syncing app for teens.TikTok acquired Musical.ly four years later.Rather than a shutdown, it was more of a "rebrand" as TikTok absorbed the app and user-base.
It was rumored in October of last year that TikTok would be shutting down.The app took to social media to debunk the false claims.This wouldn't be the first shutdown scare for TikTok, but the app's fans were relieved.
The government believes that the app could be posing a major cybersecurity threat.National Security Experts are worried about how TikTok might be collecting and handling user data.
The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate, Chuck Schumer, expressed serious concern regarding Chinese laws, which apparently require local companies to support and cooperate with intelligence work controlled by the Chinese Communist Party.The app has been banned by the U.S. Army.
Video-streaming apps like TikTok pose a major threat to its young user-base because parents worry about the security of the app.It's easy for sex traffickers to contact children because of its lack of safety controls.
Unless the app can improve its monitoring capabilities, the label "2020 Dirty Dozen List" might stick.TikTok fans worry that the app might not be around for much longer because of the "Dirty Dozen" label.
Will TikTok go back to its original label, or will it shut down completely this year?The fate of TikTok is not looking good, people, but only time will tell.