{"id":269875,"date":"2020-07-08T10:49:27","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T05:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=269875"},"modified":"2020-07-08T10:50:10","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T05:50:10","slug":"is-tiktok-good-or-bad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/is-tiktok-good-or-bad\/","title":{"rendered":"Is TikTok Good or Bad?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Depending on who you ask, TikTok may be the greatest thing since sliced bread or a tool that has led people astray.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-235234 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tiktok-2019-07-09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tiktok-2019-07-09.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tiktok-2019-07-09-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tiktok-2019-07-09-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tiktok-2019-07-09-561x449.jpg 561w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tiktok-2019-07-09-364x291.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tiktok-2019-07-09-728x582.jpg 728w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tiktok-2019-07-09-608x486.jpg 608w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tiktok-2019-07-09-758x606.jpg 758w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tiktok-2019-07-09-60x48.jpg 60w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tiktok-2019-07-09-120x96.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/this-tiktok-star-is-making-us-fall-in-love-with-sindhi-culture-videos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">This Tiktok Star is Making Us Fall in Love with Sindhi Culture [Videos]<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>TikTok is not bad<\/h3>\n<p>One Twitter user decided to share a number of reasons why TikTok isn\u2019t as bad as people make it out to be.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">for quite sometime i&#39;d subscribed to the belief that content produced on tiktok is v substandard\/cringe. However, few months into using the app i&#39;ve been amazed by how it&#39;s carving space for &amp; giving a platform to ppl from diff sections of society to express themselves.<br \/>A thread:<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Qasim Farooq (@MangoLassC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MangoLassC\/status\/1279843763284783105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The social media user highlighted how the video-sharing platform has helped many talented individuals gain fame.<\/p>\n<p>TikTok helped people discover some truly amazing rappers, VFX and After Effect artists, make-up artists, mimicks, singers, and many more.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A space for make-up artists.<br \/>This video alone pulled a viewing of 1.6 million people &amp; translated to about 100K likes. This is amazing outreach. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vjK4PrUJnd\">pic.twitter.com\/vjK4PrUJnd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Qasim Farooq (@MangoLassC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MangoLassC\/status\/1279843843333120002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">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. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pUeWd9HkK5\">pic.twitter.com\/pUeWd9HkK5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Qasim Farooq (@MangoLassC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MangoLassC\/status\/1279844095763058693?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cFor 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&#8217;ve been amazed by how it&#8217;s carving a space for and giving a platform to people from different sections of society to express themselves.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MangoLassC\/status\/1279844219587264515?s=20<\/p>\n<p>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 \u2018Baraf golas\u2019 for a living.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MangoLassC\/status\/1279844540531314688?s=20<\/p>\n<p>There is more to TikTok than cringe challenges and reckless stunts. The app is designed to help discover talented individuals.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of TikTok in Pakistan? Share your thoughts in the comments below.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/teenage-boy-drowns-while-making-tiktok-video-in-narowal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boy Drowns While Making TikTok Video in Narowal<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/is-tiktok-good-or-bad\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":267139,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1298,1612,2199,1293,1291,1297],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-269875","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-culture","8":"category-fashion","9":"category-featured","10":"category-lollywood","11":"category-social-media","12":"category-tv-movies-music"},"wps_subtitle":"There is more to it than just cringey content.","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design5-5-364x205.png",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design5-5-758x427.png",758,427,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design5-5.png",1000,563,false]},"author_name":"Sher Alam","categories_name":["Culture","Fashion &amp; Beauty","Featured","Lollywood","Social Media","TV &amp; Film"],"title_text":"Is TikTok Good or Bad?","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=1298,1612,2199,1293,1291,1297&exclude=269875","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=269875"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269875\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/267139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=269875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=269875"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=269875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}