TikTok and Race
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The TikTok app is a social media platform in which small video clips are presented to the user based on a constant stream. The For You Page and an endless page of these videos specifically tailored to the interest of the user, how this is done is not exactly known. While not gaining popularity until COVID-19, the TikTok app is an amalgamation of three different apps previously launched, one of which was Musical.ly created in 2014. Chinese tech giant ByteDAnce also launched a similar platform called Douyin. In 2018, ByteDance bought Musica.ly and wanted to expand and rebrand itself under the name TikTok. The TikTok application is known for its powerful algorithm that seems to learn user's preferences faster than other social media platforms before. (add citations)