TikTok

TikTok is popular for a reason. It is very, very good at figuring out what keeps you watching. Funny animal videos, interesting deep-dives on shows you love, or the occasional silly trend that you can’t explain why you love. There’s something for everyone, and that same strength is also part of the privacy concern. 

The app collects a lot of device and usage information, and it has faced years of scrutiny over how much it knows about user behavior, engagement, and activity patterns.

That’s what makes TikTok different from just being another social app. It isn’t only about what you post or who you follow. It’s about how closely the platform can model what grabs your attention, how long it grabs it, and what kind of content keeps you coming back. And even if you come back, it’s reported that TikTok also has ways of tracking your online activity on other platforms. 

Because of all the issues TikTok has had as of late, a lot of people have been switching to UpScrolled. Its user interface is similar to TikTok’s, but it positions itself as being more private and “anti-censorship,” without allowing anyone to post anything they want.