Have you considered that it's not the nationality but the actual toxicity of the platform/content itself that people dislike? It has largely displaced Instagram

Have you considered that it's not the nationality but the actual toxicity of the platform/content itself that people dislike? It has largely displaced Instagram and YouTube as the epicenter of airbrushed/photoshopped "influencers" who are having calamitous effects on young girls' self esteem. It's full of "challenges" that range from the anti-social to the illegal to the dangerous. https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/parents-beware-of-these-5-dangerous-tiktok-challenges-on-your-childs-for-you-page/2800166/ https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/parents-beware-of-these-... That doesn't even mention the one about stealing something from school, or the "fractal wood burning" stuff that has actually killed people. Their purely-algorithmic feed denies people the validation they seek from their own circle, encouraging them to dial up the outrageousness to get views from strangers instead, so these things are not accidents. There are lots of cool things on TikTok - I'm a fan of B Dylan Hollis and Amaury Guichon and just about anyone singing a shanty or covering a Pink Floyd guitar line - but overall "TikToxic" captures it pretty well. Why play the sinophobia card when an even simpler explanation is right there?