Worries about TikTok Security

Worries about TikTok Security

I Lead-in.

1 What social media and applications are popular among young people in your country?

2 What content do people post on those social media?

II Vocabulary focus. Match the words to their definitions. Use three words in your sentences.

1.	to pop up	A.	private information
2.	celebrity	B.	to examine information (in a book, film, etc.) officially and delete unacceptable parts
3.	concern	C.	a thing that can cause harm or danger
4.	fancy	D.	worry
5.	app	E.	special and unusual
6.	threat	F.	to take hold of something suddenly
7.	to  grab	G.	to appear suddenly
8.	sensitive information	H.	application ( a type of computer program)
9.	to censor	I.	a famous person

III Watch the video and fill in the gaps with the words from the list. There are some words you don’t need to use.

celebrities; location; information; citizens; content; videos; monitored; content; national security; phones; social media; senators; informed; mentored; government; sharing

It’s the app popping up on 1) ___ everywhere from teens to some of the biggest 2) ___. TikTok, but now new concerns that information gathered on the app used to post fun 3) ___ could one day be used against Americans.

 TikTok allows users to create short 15-second videos often set to music and known for lighter 4) ___ and fancy edits. It’s now the most downloaded 5) ___ ___ app with more than 500 million active users worldwide. A growing chorus of 6) ____are calling for an immediate investigation warning the app, owned by a Chinese tech company, could pose a 7) ___  ___ threat.

 There are a 110 million Americans who have 8) ___ with TikTok, and the Chinese 9) ___ could be grabbing every one of them. TikTok’s privacy policy explicitly states that it collects data including User Content and communications, 10) ___, and sensitive personal information. The Chinese government is already known for monitoring its 11) ___ through facial recognition and censoring. TikTok says it does not censor 12) ______ based on sensitivities related to China, adding it stores US user data in the United States and Singapore. There are questions about regardless of where it is stored can it be 13) ___ and evaluated by TikTok personnel within those countries?

 Fears are those 14) ___ 15 seconds of video could be sharing a lot more.

IV  Watch the video and mark the sentences as True (T) or False (F). Correct the false statements.

1.    TikTok is the app that people have on their computers everywhere.  

2.     Both teens and the biggest celebrities use TikTok.  

3.    Some people fear that that information gathered on the app could one day be used against Americans.  

4.    TikTok allows users to create short 45-second videos often set to music.  

5.    TikTok is known for academic and educational content.  

6.    TikTok’s now the most downloaded social media app.  

7.    TikTok has more than 50 million active users worldwide.  

8.    Some senators think that the app, owned by a Chinese tech company, could pose a national security threat.  

9.    There are 10 million Americans who have information with TikTok.  

10.Some people think that US government could be grabbing information about American users.  

11.TikTok collects data including User Content and communications, location, and sensitive personal information.  

12.The Chinese government already monitors its citizens through facial recognition and censoring.  

13.TikTok says it does not censor content.  

14.TikTok says it stores US user data in China.  

15.Some senators believe that people sharing 15 seconds of video could be sharing a lot more.  

V OVER TO YOU. Discuss the question: Should government regulate social media use in the country?  Why or why not?