User:Ah temple/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
(Provide a link to the article here.)TikTok

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)I have chosen this article because I think that TikTok is one of the most used platforms nowadays and has really taken off since COVID-19 and quarantine began. It is really interesting to think about how TikTok works and why it has become such an interest to the younger population. TikTok has become a regular thing in my everyday life so it has some importance to me.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)The article on TikTok does a good job on explaining what the app is, how the app came to be, what goes on the app, the trends that come from it, influencers that become famous from using the app, where it can and can't be used, controversies, and so much more. All of the points that this article makes are points that are very relevant to the app and may be important to know about it. The intro to this article covers the overall idea of what TikTok is and anyone who reads the first paragraph could get a good enough idea of what TikTok is. There is a very long section that shows and links to exactly what the rest of the article will go over in order of the way that it goes on throughout the article. I do believe that the content has relevance to the app, but I think that some things included in the article aren't completely necessary. Personally, I have no interest in reading the user privacy concerns and the legal issues. I think that this just makes the article a lot longer than it needs to be over information that people aren't really looking for. There are many sources that this article used and all of which are recent since this app in general is a more recently developed app. The list of sources is almost 300 different sources which shows that the information that is found in the article is backed up very well. There is also a section at the end that has more links that go to articles related to TikTok right about where the sources can be found. The organization of the article is very well put, but it still is longer than it needs to be. It's broken down in a very clear and concise way by section where each section has smaller sections that make it a much easier read. I think that this article lacks in pictures since there are none, but I think some would be helpful in sections like when they talked about different celebrities that are on the app. The overall status of this article is that this is a very strong article. Since this app is very popular, I think that it makes it a lot easier to have a lot more information since there is so much to cover. The strengths of the article are the details that are given about the topics discussed because the details make it seem more accurate. The improvement could be to also take out some details that make the article longer than it needs to be.