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{{Infobox project | {{Infobox project | ||
| title = | | title = TikTok | ||
| logo = TikTok logo.png | | logo = TikTok logo.png | ||
| image = TikTok home page 2019-11-09.png | | image = TikTok home page 2019-11-09.png | ||
| description = tiktok home page as seen on November 9, 2019 | | description = tiktok home page as seen on November 9, 2019 | ||
| URL = https://www.tiktok.com/ | | URL = https://www.tiktok.com/ | ||
| project_status = {{online}} | | project_status = {{online}} but possibly {{endangered}} | ||
| archiving_status = {{nosavedyet}} | | archiving_status = {{nosavedyet}} | ||
| irc = TikOff | | irc = TikOff | ||
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TikTok is a social media app for short, user generated videos developed by the Chinese company | '''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. It is currently under intense scrutiny for its collection and use of user data, primarily in its relationship with China.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TikTok#User_privacy_concerns</ref> | ||
== Douyin == | |||
Douyin is the China-only version of TikTok. | |||
Sites: | |||
* https://www.douyin.com | Main page | |||
* https://sso.douyin.com | Some sort of login thing? Unsure | |||
* https://renzheng.douyin.com | Unsure | |||
* https://v.douyin.com | Redirects to iesdouyin, where videos are | |||
* https://open.douyin.com | Unsure | |||
* https://musician.douyin.com | Unsure | |||
* https://creator.douyin.com | Unsure | |||
* https://www.iesdouyin.com | Videos are seen on this page | |||
If anyone who can read Chinese would like to help out, that'd be great. | |||
== Archiving tools == | |||
[https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl youtube-dl] is able to grab videos straight from the site | |||
A tool to [https://github.com/carcabot/tiktok-signature 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 [https://github.com/JackDallas/TikTokTake 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>`. [https://github.com/Coloradohusky/TikUp Github link] | |||
== Vital Signs == | == Vital Signs == | ||
* 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 | * Videos from Douyin (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> | ||
* In August 2020 Trump said "As far as TikTok is concerned, we're banning them from the United States," <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200801075923/https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/31/tech/tiktok-trump-bytedance-sale/index.html "Trump says he will ban TikTok"] - Article on CNN</ref> | |||
* In 2020-09-18, the Trump administrator will ban downloads of the TikTok app starting 2020-09-20, and access will be banned on November 12.<ref>[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-19/us-bans-wechat-and-tik-tok-over-national-security-concerns-china/12680516]</ref> | |||
== Archival Locations == | |||
[https://archive.org/details/tiktoks Tiktok Video Bin] on the [[Internet Archive]] is where the TikToks uploaded with TikUp and all videos uploaded with the identifier 'tiktok-<video id>' go. | |||
== Notes == | |||
* https://m.tiktok.com/v/<id> is a better way to archive videos, versus https://www.tiktok.com/@<username>/video/<id>. (because it requires the ID only, not the username and the 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. | |||
* If we wanted to make a Warrior, we could use https://vm.tiktok.com/*******/, I think it's alphanumeric, but I'm not sure if these links work for every TikTok | |||
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Revision as of 23:53, 18 September 2020
TikTok | |
tiktok home page as seen on November 9, 2019 | |
URL | https://www.tiktok.com/ |
Status | Online! but possibly Endangered |
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. It is currently under intense scrutiny for its collection and use of user data, primarily in its relationship with China.[1]
Douyin
Douyin is the China-only version of TikTok.
Sites:
- https://www.douyin.com | Main page
- https://sso.douyin.com | Some sort of login thing? Unsure
- https://renzheng.douyin.com | Unsure
- https://v.douyin.com | Redirects to iesdouyin, where videos are
- https://open.douyin.com | Unsure
- https://musician.douyin.com | Unsure
- https://creator.douyin.com | Unsure
- https://www.iesdouyin.com | Videos are seen on this page
If anyone who can read Chinese would like to help out, that'd be great.
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. [2]
- Videos from Douyin (Chinese TikTok) can not be seen outside of China. [3]
- In August 2020 Trump said "As far as TikTok is concerned, we're banning them from the United States," [4]
- In 2020-09-18, the Trump administrator will ban downloads of the TikTok app starting 2020-09-20, and access will be banned on November 12.[5]
Archival Locations
Tiktok Video Bin on the Internet Archive is where the TikToks uploaded with TikUp and all videos uploaded with the identifier 'tiktok-<video id>' go.
Notes
- https://m.tiktok.com/v/<id> is a better way to archive videos, versus https://www.tiktok.com/@<username>/video/<id>. (because it requires the ID only, not the username and the 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.
- If we wanted to make a Warrior, we could use https://vm.tiktok.com/*******/, I think it's alphanumeric, but I'm not sure if these links work for every TikTok
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TikTok#User_privacy_concerns
- ↑ "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
- ↑ "Trump says he will ban TikTok" - Article on CNN
- ↑ [1]