CURRENT ENGAGEMENT RATE ON THIS VIDEO: 17% - WHAT ON EARTH WE'RE SO CLOSE!! Also... get ready for one of the best videos I've ever made in a few days time! 😎 To find out what you didn't know about UKposts: ukposts.info/have/v-deo/j3uAn3mnhJBku2Q.html

Arun feels like that one grandfather that knows all the secrets and myths and randomly tells them

Never used TikTok and never will... And it's good to see content creators like you alerting people of it's harms!

I like how you still point out some of the issues with TikTok without exaggerating it or sounding paranoid. I personally deleted TiTtok because it was addicting and greatly shortened my attention span. I don't really like how much people exaggerate the security concerns of tiktok, but I do find it kind of sketchy, and I think you did a good job with not exaggerating, and telling the truth.

I feel like a mature intellect for never downloading TikTok once in my lifetime.

Why is the fact, that this chinese app literally films and records you without your consent, completely ignored?

What's most scary to me is that UKposts is noticing that TikTok is getting away with the unfair treatment to creators and they're beginning to replicate it..

You're absolutely genius, you just discreetly made people like, comment, share etc. your video through this engagement rate contest.

“It uses natural language processing to create a transcript of exactly what is being said” TikTok algorithm: Monday left me Broken Tuesday I was through

Deleting TikTok was the best decision I've ever made. It was fun for a bit when it was still in the growing phase, but as it got bigger it just got worse, both in content and for my mental health. Deleting the app and not getting hooked before it exploded in popularity is 100% a decision I'm glad I made.

CONGRATULATIONS ON 13 MILLION ARUN!!! I love your videos and I appreciate the effort that you put for your video!!

Wish I had seen this before I started posting on TikTok Thank you.

the coin-socket challenge was not a challenge, it was a video created on youtube (not tiktok), about 2 kids placing a coin in a socket. the reason why people thought it was a challenge was because CNN and all the other news accounts on twitter making it seem like it was a challenge.

It's amazing how clear Arun is to everyone, he can explain anything simply and quickly! Congrats on 13 mil!!!

00:24 I think Instagram also does this, because when I scroll reels, I see the camera indicator randomly turning on. Idk gotta read the new terms and conditions.

Thank you for all the good information👍

As a member of gen-z, I’m so glad I managed to avoid this hellish cesspool of an app. I personally think that people really started to gravitate towards it in 2020 (pandemic-induced boredom and loneliness), and now our society is having to deal with the consequences of shortened attention spans and the need for instant dopamine gratification.

The amount of predatory content or just plain misinformation that is seemingly allowed on TikTok, yet creators who call it out and make reference to it have their videos immediately removed and even banned, is VERY worrying.

Love your content your a huge inspiration

Another great video from Mrwhosetheboss keep up the great entertainment!

Using your huge platform to share something that everybody should know is a great thing to do. Love you man.

I think a huge issue with Tik Tok is the fact that it is programming people (especially kids) to have short attention spans, as they are so used to the short content.

love ur work

"Kabami lami" 😂😂😂😂

What I know about TikTok is that I'm happy to keep avoiding it. Years ago I watched kids I worked with become basically addicted to TikTok and developed a genuine hatred of it (not that I cared for its predecessor either). The first time my kid showed me a TikTok video also turned out to be the first time I was happy to hear "I found it on Tumblr." Kiddo still avoids TikTok. So yep, plenty I don't know about TikTok, but I'm glad I saw this video. Thanks Arun!

I’ve never used TikTok and never will. I’m glad that creators are now addressing the harms that TikTok can cause.

I try tiktok every now and then, like when I'm in the hospital and am so bored that Ill scroll for a while, but I never found it that fun

7:19 - Rickroll 😂 love it.

I hope this anti Tiktok sentiment continues to grow. Data privacy aside it's just plain awful for society.

We need to get the engagement rate of this video to 20%. Let's make it happen.

Kabanee lanee 😂😂😂 ( 6:20 )

3:25 I actually know a girl who used to go to my middle school who broke her back doing one of these challenges. She missed out on like 3/4ths of the school year and when she got back nobody would talk to her and would only talk about how she got injured. Principle and administrators even held an assembly to warn against harmful tiktok challenges

I downloaded TikTok last year and took it off after a couple of months. I wouldn't describe myself as having an addictive personality, but soon realised I was easily spending an hour a day watching the videos. Oddly enough, Instagram - which follows a similar format - is easy to watch for ten minutes or so and then turn off - so yes, I'd say there's something very insidious about the algorithm.

Out of all the dangerous challenges, the benadryl challenge was the darkest and saddest. It involves taking a shit ton of benadryl which acts as a unique and rare sub-class of hallucinogen known as a "deliriant". Unlike psychedelics, it causes hallucinations that are nearly indistinguishable from reality combined with full blown delirium. These hallucinations, to the person experiencing them, are so convincing and their mindset is so fucked up that they legitimately think it's real, even if it wouldn't ever make sense in reality. Worse, these are almost always of a dark and sinister nature. These high doses quickly become physically dangerous too, being liked to cardiovascular problems, seizures, brain damage, and much more. Several deaths resulted from the challenge, likely one of the worst ways to go. Slowly dying while delirious and seeing horrific delusions. *DO NOT TAKE HIGH DOSES OF BENADRYL!*

Luckily i dont have tiktok, and i never will. So i’ll just be vibing on youtube shorts

The fact that that girl on TikTok was taken down because of how she looked described as 'gruesome content' is down right horrible I can't believe that a platform as big as TikTok would do that!

Thank you, just thank you. I can't express enough to almost everyone around me how dangerous TikTok is. i deleted my account and haven't used it in about 2-3 years. Cause I noticed it was severely declining my mental health, I was wasting countless HOURS just mindlessly scrolling, and becoming radicalized with crazy conspiracy's that were just believable enough to change my entire world view. I can't deny that there is genuinely good content on tiktok, mostly in the comedy genre. It just seems anything beyond that is dangerous, and at the very least wasting billions of peoples lives. Much Love, Peace Out.

It's so cool that tiktok is already at 3 billion downloads and great video Mrwhosetheboss :]

Thank god i only use when i need to post my edits or take photos or when i have to search some edits ☺

Glad high-profile UKpostsrs are talking more about this sort of thing. Probably something you could have added is that TikTok was recently caught spying on a few US-based journalists, one of them who reported on a story that US data was repeatedly accessed by China earlier. So yeah, the fears are well justified.

You know what should be a TikTok trend ……..RickRolling people in the worst ways possible

It's adorable that you believe THAT'S why they commandeer your microphone and camera...just adorable.

This guy is amazing!

This has terrifying implications and consequences to our society. Thank you for being such an incredible creator and researcher!

Even though it's banned in my country, there are many such alternatives already present. Like Reels, UKposts shorts, etc

Helping the engagement :)

tiktok is a literal villain that is loved by everyone

I truly worry for people who are practically addicted to Tik Tok. I've seen many people who grow addicted to it, being on it almost all the time I see it. Unfortunately, this is exactly what Tik Tok wants because engagement = money. Edit: Also saw how you talked about "Tik Tok Tics", glad to see it is being spoken about. I had actually made an essay about this for my language arts class.

Bro I thought I already knew a lot about tiktok but this taught me so much more lol

Pouring boiling hotwater on a person is actually a warcrime as it is a far too much painfull experience for any human being

love this!

After preaching to everyone for years how they should take themselves off social media, I finally took my own advice six months ago. Best thing I ever did. Let it die, we all know it’s for the best

This explains some of the shadow bans people end up getting. I was hesitant to use it for the longest, but ended up having to for work. I'm glad to see Arun talking about all the dangers and shady doings.

I downloaded tiktok for like 10 minutes and NOPE I would not like to lose the tiny bit of time I don't spend online.

Helping the engagement rate

The most scary thing about TikTok is that some people are surprised by all of this.

Does the statistics shown in the first couple of seconds include the Chinese too?

Commenting for the platform! Love this video and your content

Good thing I never made a Tiktok account EVER. I just thought why would I install an app to watch short videos when I can watch full videos on UKposts? 😅 It's just a waste of storage for me who installs and plays games that consume larger storage capacity

Tiktok is more of a hazard than if it were Spyware. Banning tiktok should become less of a priority for online safety, and more of a priority for physical safety.

Congratulations Arun. You've grown a lot since I've been watching you. Thank you for the fun, entertainment and such informative videos you make.

my friend made me make a tiktac account 2 days ago. im on the edge of clicking uninstall and blocking tiktac from my wifi. (im a bit extreme).

2:37 tiktok needs to increase the age rating. Tiktok is too dangerous for young 13 year olds who dont know what is dangerous.

Glad to see creators finally seeing the issue

i don't think i will ever download tiktok for content consuming purposes since i get sucked into youtube shorts too often. i don't think i'll survive inside of its algorithm

1 hour and 35 minutes a day on tik tok is nothing in 2024

I am proud of mr who's the boss because he left mobile tech reviews to spread his 'bored with that' wings, so he can talk about the myriad of ethics related topics he cares about, and use his influence to educate the masses. It is not easy to break out of a niche you have become known for. I also like how he has toned down the slick look to look natural again. More handsome without all the polish

Let's not forget TikTok based on "immediate gratification" which impacts students, and even the overall patience and the whole "Work in Progress" concept for youngsters.

I just love this guy. He is not scared to say the truth, even in public 👍

lets get the engagement even higher

For someone who doesn’t really use TikTok, I know way too much about TikTok 😅

14 minutes of Arun’s content is like watching a quick succession of 60 TikTok’s. You’re engaged the entire time, learn a bunch and all the while doing it with a smile on his face. @Arun, hands down you should be playing in the subscriber leagues as MrBeast and PewDiePie 😮🎉 13M subscribers with an engagement rating of 17% as of writing, 18th Jan 2023. 18.5-21.2M, with an average of 22.6% by 18th Jan 2024 Reach for the moon, you beloved UKpostsr, you! 🤩💪🏽

love this channel

Here to beat TikTok engagement rage

If it wasn't for the ban, i don't think I would have escaped the notorious TikTok plague that is taking over this generation. I remember losing nights of sleep for just a few secs of laughs. It was v addicting. The app just seemed to have gotten worse! Thanks Arun for this video.

Thank you for giving us the truth and for not falling into the trap that many other creators are in, and thinking they have to do this or that to advance their content. What you are doing and how you do it is the reason why you are popular. Tik Tok is a sad way to get what you have. I throughly enjoy your channel and appreciate the time and "tiring" energy you put into your content.

Thank you, someone finally understands how trash tic tok is

bro has been tracking the rate for more than a year now💀

I think one important aspect of the TikTok algorithm is that basically the whole app is algorithmic! It's not like other social media apps where you can sort by likes, by views, or basically at all. You don't control what you see, it's just served to you when you swipe, and if you're looking for something specific it's almost impossible to find, so you just see what the algorithm wants you to see, all the time. It's not like reddit or youtube where you can look for something and judge it before you click.

It's not just Tiktok, there's many more cringe worthy apps doing rounds, although not sure about the privacy & security features of those but sure they are ruining the current generation I think they should also be called out. Great informative video as always Arun ❤

Yep

Just pumping up the engagement rate

9:52 we can actually say for sure that tiktoks user data goes to the chinese government simply because byte dance is a chinese company and thus legally obliged to share any data collected with the government.

100% The best tech channel in the world, Mad respect to Arun, Josh and Jose

"A guy called Kabani Lami"

I didn't know that tiktok shares that much detail about users

Very True on the algorithm Arun. Recently there was deadly plane crash in Nepal killing more than 70 people including a guitarist, a doctor and his family, a singer , traveller and more. But the Tik tok here in nepal has highly been suggesting content from the account of the deceased , which is very disturbing. i understand it may have been triggered by people searching for it but its just plain disturbing

I love how clean and professional your videos are. I especially appreciate the digital graphics and lighting changes.

TikTok sucks. Its algorithm sucks too. I've tried using it around a year ago and it kept giving me absolutely irrelevant for me, boring, and unenjoyable content. After a few days I deleted my account and the app. I've never touched TikTok ever again

tiktok>youtube shorts tiktok

It's pretty insane how easily people can be controlled by social media. It really makes me consider getting rid of it, but there are so many positives to it as well that I just can't do it.

That's absolutely horrifying! I was never more thankful for being so detached from Social Media, except for UKposts of course.

It's so smart with the engagement rate. Gets so many comments

Arun congratulations on 15 MILLION subs also I love your videos

06:23 KHABANY LAMY💀💀😭

Arun you’re energy and passion is on another level . I love you man

My parents telling me to uninstall TikTok because they had a feeling it would be bad is the best thing that any parent would tell to their child.

This is like a manga titled "real account"

Perfectly explained, thank you Arun for being real and transparent about this. Great video as always

Yes, I live in China and if you want to use TikTok you have to use VPN, you can use the Chinese version with normal Wi-Fi, for also some reason they made a new app for other countries. The China government also said that they don’t want to show the international content in China.