Depending on who you ask, TikTok may be the greatest thing since sliced bread or a tool that has led people astray.
Some folks seem to think that the social media platform has gained a bad reputation in Pakistan. The popular video-sharing platform has often been criticized or mocked for promoting useless content. And they do have a point as there have been countless reports of people engaging in criminal behavior and doing stupidly dangerous stunts that result in injury and even death sometimes.
However, there is more to TikTok then people realize. If we avoid users who promote reckless and stupid behavior, we can find some actual meaningful, and inspiring content.
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TikTok is not bad
One Twitter user decided to share a number of reasons why TikTok isn’t as bad as people make it out to be.
for quite sometime i'd subscribed to the belief that content produced on tiktok is v substandard/cringe. However, few months into using the app i've been amazed by how it's carving space for & giving a platform to ppl from diff sections of society to express themselves.
A thread:— Qasim Farooq (@MangoLassC) July 5, 2020
The social media user highlighted how the video-sharing platform has helped many talented individuals gain fame.
TikTok helped people discover some truly amazing rappers, VFX and After Effect artists, make-up artists, mimicks, singers, and many more.
A space for make-up artists.
This video alone pulled a viewing of 1.6 million people & translated to about 100K likes. This is amazing outreach. pic.twitter.com/vjK4PrUJnd— Qasim Farooq (@MangoLassC) July 5, 2020
a space for rappers and music artists. this boy started as a nobody rapper on tiktok and now his videos pull an avg viewing of 500K. Here he is seen jamming with amanat ali. pic.twitter.com/pUeWd9HkK5
— Qasim Farooq (@MangoLassC) July 5, 2020
“For quite sometime I subscribed to the belief that content produced on TikTok is very substandard/cringe. However, few months into using the app and I’ve been amazed by how it’s carving a space for and giving a platform to people from different sections of society to express themselves.”
https://twitter.com/MangoLassC/status/1279844219587264515?s=20
He shared several videos of poor working-class people who gained fame and popularity due to this app. For instance, he shared the story of the singer who used to sell ‘Baraf golas’ for a living.
https://twitter.com/MangoLassC/status/1279844540531314688?s=20
There is more to TikTok than cringe challenges and reckless stunts. The app is designed to help discover talented individuals.
What do you think of TikTok in Pakistan? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
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