{
  "slug": "tiktok",
  "category": "social-networks",
  "name": "TikTok",
  "description": "Short-form video platform owned by ByteDance, with an algorithmic For You feed, live streams, messaging and shopping features.",
  "website": "https://www.tiktok.com",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [
    "web",
    "android",
    "ios"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "SG",
    "name": "Singapore",
    "eyes": null,
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": false,
    "cloud_act": null
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "F",
  "score": 0,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "TikTok scores 0 out of 100 (grade F) on the social networks criteria. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and independent audit. It is based in Singapore: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/social-networks/tiktok/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/social-networks/tiktok/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Closed source."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.zhiliaoapp.musically/latest/",
      "note": "The Android app includes AppsFlyer, Facebook Analytics, Firebase Analytics and Pangle."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://www.tiktok.com/legal/page/row/privacy-policy/en",
      "note": "Funded by targeted advertising based on user activity."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": null,
    "observatory": null,
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T06:59:57.503Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}