hi i'm amy at cybernews.com a site of
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youtube are releasing a short form video
service which ticktock users
might have seen before and in this video
we'll let you know
everything that we know so far about
youtube shorts we'll talk about the
features and most importantly chat about
which one is more secure after india
banned many chinese apps
alongside tiktok youtube took this
opportunity to release
youtube shorts initially for indian
users could this be an attempt from
youtube to replace the controversial app
tick tock
most probably what are youtube shorts
in short pun intended this will be a
video experience that lets you create
short videos directly from
the youtube mobile app as far as we know
a youtube short will let you create a 15
second video
using a handful of new camera tools this
video will be easily discoverable on the
youtube homepage
which is great for creatives or artists
that look so a little awkward about
joining the
entourage of teenage influencers that
make up tick-tock
we all know that the start of the global
pandemic brought a lot of uncertainties
and with these uncertainties came
reflective questions
should i eat this whole bag of chips
should i shave my head
and a lot of us asked ourselves should i
download
tik tok during this time we saw both
zoomers to boomers in viral tik tok
videos
tik tok even made twilight a thing again
anyway this of course was all before the
security risks were exposed
and it's safe to say that youtube has
recognized the people's need for a
platform like tiktok
in its arguably safer form what is tick
tock
now unless you've been living in a cave
which i can totally relate to
if you have i'm sure you've come across
one or two tick tock videos in the past
few months to quote tik tok tik tok is
the leading destination for short form
mobile video our mission is to inspire
creativity and bring joy
well tik tok a rude awakening might be
installed once youtube shorts are
globally
accessible here is what we know so far
about youtube short
features when creating youtube shorts
you will have access to a multi-segment
camera this means that you can string
multiple video clips together
and just like instagram stories and
tiktok you will have the option of
choosing from
a large library of songs to play over
your video these
speed controls will give you the
flexibility to be creative in your
performance
also the ability to go hands-free when
recording yourself with the timer and
countdown
option whilst these are just a handful
of features youtube have said that
things will improve and change over the
next few months
so who knows what new features will be
accessible once it drops globally
on tiktok's platform you'll find similar
features videos from 5 to 60 seconds
filters and effects and the ability to
overlay music from the music library
which one's more secure you ask well
when it comes to tick tock it's been
pretty difficult to ignore the whole
trump and tick tock saga that's panned
out in recent months
and with the beginning of weaponization
and politicalization
of these platforms that many of us hold
dear it's time to get serious
there's an in-depth discussion on our
website about tick tock being used as a
surveillance tool
then it's just down in the description
it's not only trump that's gunning for
tick tock
the uk even investigated the app after
suspicions were raised about how it uses
young
users personal data is it just boomers
and karen's ruining the fun for
everybody here
or is the legitimate security risk well
researchers recently reported that apps
such as tiktok could access any data on
the clipboard of an iphone
without the user knowing and a chilling
report by penatrum suggests that
ticktock not only harvests data
but that data is also being transferred
to servers in
china a pretty scary thought and a
reason to have a little
caution if anything this whole fiasco
has introduced the argument that we need
to understand the consequences of what
we are sharing
online what about youtube on the other
hand youtube has never had this kind of
backlash
but they are part of google yep
google so you might have more control
over your privacy
but there is also an argument that
google flirts dangerously with mass
surveillance too
alongside facebook amazon and netflix
and following ticktock's controversy
many wrestling companies are now
under question with these big tech
companies dominating
almost every aspect of our lives maybe
it's time to take a step back
and evaluate our need for these services
the bottom line is it really isn't a
simple situation
mainly questionable practices yet tiktok
is perceived as a greater risk to our
privacy
for now anyway so with these similar
features
easy access and somewhat safer platform
from google
it could be that tiktok is run out of
town completely
besides if you've already got the
youtube app you're already 90 of the way
there anyway
just remember the best weapon is a
curious mind
let's stop the minus downloading and
scrolling question the security level of
the platforms you use and don't be
fooled by the flashy filters
don't forget there's more information on
tick tock security level down
in the description don't forget to like
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until next time
me