{"id":32471,"date":"2022-07-23T11:28:09","date_gmt":"2022-07-23T11:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=32471"},"modified":"2022-07-23T11:28:10","modified_gmt":"2022-07-23T11:28:10","slug":"is-tiktok-shutting-down-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/is-tiktok-shutting-down-in-2022","title":{"rendered":"Is TikTok Shutting Down in 2022?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a0549cdddd10\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a0549cdddd10\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a0549cdddd10\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/is-tiktok-shutting-down-in-2022\/#Is_TikTok_Shutting_Down_in_2022\" title=\"Is TikTok Shutting Down in 2022?\">Is TikTok Shutting Down in 2022?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/is-tiktok-shutting-down-in-2022\/#TikToks_parent_company\" title=\"TikTok&#8217;s parent company\">TikTok&#8217;s parent company<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/is-tiktok-shutting-down-in-2022\/#Its_moderation_algorithm\" title=\"Its moderation algorithm\">Its moderation algorithm<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/is-tiktok-shutting-down-in-2022\/#Its_moderation\" title=\"Its moderation\">Its moderation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/is-tiktok-shutting-down-in-2022\/#Its_move_to_Oracle_cloud_servers_in_the_US\" title=\"Its move to Oracle cloud servers in the U.S.\">Its move to Oracle cloud servers in the U.S.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/is-tiktok-shutting-down-in-2022\/#Its_moves_to_keep_user_data_out_of_China\" title=\"Its moves to keep user data out of China\">Its moves to keep user data out of China<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_TikTok_Shutting_Down_in_2022\"><\/span>Is TikTok Shutting Down in 2022?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/nnLAZ0Q.jpg\" alt=\"Is TikTok shutting down in 2022\" style=\"margin:0px 10px; height:auto; max-width:30% width:auto; max-height:321px;\" align=\"left\"> <\/p>\n<p>Is TikTok shutting down? That&#8217;s a question that has many people concerned. Former President Donald Trump threatened to ban the app, which former Vice President Joe Biden revoked. TikTok users have reacted to the rumors with hilarious reactions. The platform&#8217;s parent company and its algorithm for moderation have been the focus of recent controversy. Now, it is moving to Oracle cloud servers in the U.S.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"TikToks_parent_company\"><\/span>TikTok&#8217;s parent company<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s possible that the Chinese government has a problem with TikTok, and is blocking its sale. But it is not clear if China is preventing the sale, or whether the company is avoiding the issue by splitting its international and Chinese operations. Even if TikTok does not plan to move abroad, its connection to the CCP raises national security concerns among US officials. Since the app was launched last May, the company&#8217;s CEO, Shou Zi Chew, spent a brief stint in Beijing as CFO of ByteDance before returning to Singapore to run the service.<\/p>\n<p>The layoffs will affect hundreds of employees in the US and Europe, with most being non-contributors. Moreover, the company&#8217;s employees in the EU and UK will be affected. The company will not respond to multiple requests for comment. However, a former TikTok employee told TechCrunch that the company&#8217;s restructuring process is related to the broader economic climate.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_moderation_algorithm\"><\/span>Its moderation algorithm<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Facebook is currently working on a self-learning and autonomous machine for content moderation. But it faces many challenges. One of its biggest is the fact that the company has limited data on how to moderate content. For example, the social media giant has only enough content for standard Arabic and a handful of local dialects. The company also does not have a comprehensive list of toxic slurs in Afghanistan or an Assamese hate speech model, which employees flagged as a major risk in Assam.<\/p>\n<p>The shutdown comes as policymakers are demanding that tech giants take more responsibility for what is posted on their platforms. Since early last year, officials have questioned the CEO of Facebook about his company&#8217;s approach to automation. Mark Zuckerberg has doubled down on his tech stance. The company has already been under fire over automation in content moderation. But the company&#8217;s newest move is an effort to avoid legal consequences.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_moderation\"><\/span>Its moderation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In a recent study, Genpact, a global professional services company focused on digital transformation, was ranked a Leader in Everest Group&#8217;s PEAK Matrix Assessment 2022. Genpact cited its ecosystem of internal talent, external partnerships, and innovative policy management hub as strengths. In the long run, this might be a good thing. After all, we don&#8217;t want to moderate everything, right?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_move_to_Oracle_cloud_servers_in_the_US\"><\/span>Its move to Oracle cloud servers in the U.S.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Chinese tech giant Alibaba bailed out its top cloud customer, TikTok, last week. While most cloudy revenue comes from its top ten customers, the company reports that this segment accounts for just eight percent of its total cloud revenue. This equates to about $736 million in FY 20\/21. TikTok plans to delete all user data from its proprietary servers and move it to Oracle cloud servers in the U.S. It has not provided a timeline.<\/p>\n<p>It plans to use Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to migrate its entire application stack to the cloud. Oracle has created a new generation of cloud infrastructure built to handle any application, with speed, security and performance in mind. The Oracle Cloud Infrastructure platform offers complete services, from storage to network and compute resources. Oracle is proud of its cloud, which extends up from bare-metal servers and extends to network connectivity and storage.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_moves_to_keep_user_data_out_of_China\"><\/span>Its moves to keep user data out of China<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In a letter to Bloomberg News, TikTok&#8217;s CEO strongly denied Chinese government control over the app. The CEO said that the Chinese government has no way to access any data from TikTok, but the company has to comply with U.S. government laws. The company&#8217;s security team oversees cybersecurity controls. He also said that the company is working with the U.S. government to increase security of its user database.<\/p>\n<p>The company has also set up a dedicated US department for the sole purpose of handling US user data. The new department will prioritize security, the company&#8217;s global culture, and data transfer outside of China. 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