🛑 TikTok: The Worst of the Big Socials?
Yes, TikTok's Licence is Worse.
TikTok's rules are the same as Meta's: You own the Copyright, but TikTok owns the Licence to use, copy, and change your content forever, with no pay.
🤯 Data Access: TikTok's data collection is famous for being extremely broad. They track details like your:
Device model
Battery state
Keystroke patterns (how you type/tap)
AI Training: They use this massive data haul (your videos, your watch time, your clicks) to train their powerful, unrivalled AI algorithm. They are feeding the machine their best data.
National Security: The ownership structure is under constant fire from governments, which adds a high-stakes, political risk to your data.
TikTok is the most aggressive data collector out of Meta & LinkedIn.
SURE: You get fame, but you give away more power than anywhere else.
🤔 Is the chance of virality worth giving up control over your typing patterns?
📹 YouTube: Same Licence, Extra Pain
Who Controls Your Video?
Same as the others: You own the Copyright, but YouTube owns the Licence to use and change your video forever, with no pay. (Meta, Tiktok, LinkedIn)!
When you upload, you give a licence to YouTube and to Other Users (to embed/share your video).
🚨 The Worst Pain: Content ID
If you use a small part of someone's music or video clip, a third party (like a music label) can:
Block your video worldwide.
Seize your video's ad money.
FOR REAL: YouTube's licence is a wide door for the platform and others.
A third party can take control and profit from your work. It's a minefield.
🤔 Does the thought of a music label taking your revenue feel worse than AI training?
