TikTok syndrome - how does one app change the world around us?

TikTok Syndrome - How does one application change the world around us? Author: Dr. Ismail Arafah Language: Arabic Publication date: 2024 Book format: Paperback Publisher: Aseer Books for Translation, Publishing, and Distribution Number of pages: 192 Description: An application for dancing and entertainment, or a platform for exciting content, or a Chinese weapon across continents? Whatever your opinion about TikTok, it has managed to impose widespread success and popularity, especially among the younger generations—success that led India to ban it within its territory, and caused Donald Trump to threaten to ban it in America, describing it as a "Chinese espionage tool." The success story of TikTok has become a digital phenomenon that forced the entire internet to adopt its style of entertainment and enjoyable display, in what has been called the "Tiktokification" of the internet. Instagram and Facebook invented the Reels idea, YouTube introduced Shorts, Twitter opened the For You window, and Snapchat developed Spotlight—all ideas inspired by TikTok. How did this application change from challenges, dancing, and singing to a comprehensive platform containing all topics and even a marketplace for buying and selling? Why did the app shift from a tool for quick success and fame to a political battle between the US administration and its Chinese counterpart? And why are there bans from Eastern and Western countries?