If you want to properly communicate with family and friends, TikTok might not be your first app of choice.
But the short-form video platform appears to be looking to change that, as it is advertising a slew of job openings aimed at improving its messaging service.
several public posts The jobs on TikTok’s careers page are those on the company’s messaging team. While the job ad acknowledges that the app’s messaging features are still “in its infancy,” the social media platform told potential employees that the goal is for the service to “facilitate meaningful user connections.”
TikTok’s current messaging service isn’t as easy to navigate as the direct messaging features of some other social media sites. While sharing videos is easy, messaging isn’t.
To send a direct message to another person on the app, users must click on the recipient’s profile and select the relatively small, unannotated image of a paper airplane.
Users can also find direct messages via the inbox tab at the bottom of the app, though this section is also filled with new follower requests and activity updates from people the user follows.
However, the platform may have Accidentally revealed his intentions Update and improve that functionality through their job postings, with one role focused entirely on direct messaging.
The product manager, who will be based in Singapore, will be part of a “growing” messaging team and will need to work with stakeholders on policy, legal, trust and safety, human moderators and more, the post said.
Other new roles will be part of the growing messaging team, including Engineering Lead, Backend Technical Lead and Software Engineer.
TikTok did not immediately respond wealth Request for comment.
TikTok, which is owned by ByteDance, has made clear, though, that it won’t take any regulatory risks: Job applications have paid special attention to ensuring that parents who aren’t on the app can monitor who their kids talk to on the platform. .
The app has under strict scrutiny In recent years, governments and regulators around the world have Talking about this app is banned in multiple countries including the United States.
TikTok challenges top technology
Platforms owned by Facebook parent company Meta have dominated the social media space for years, including Facebook itself, Instagram, messaging platform WhatsApp and the newly launched Threads.
While Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) hopes to shake up the industry by transforming into an “everything app,” TikTok has emerged as a disruptor to be reckoned with during the lockdown.
The app has over 1 billion users today Reportedly downloaded 850 million visits in 2020, prompting numerous updates from competitors.
Instagram launched scroll of the same year— A new feature that allows users to post 15-second long videos.
TikTok videos recorded in the app can run from 15 seconds to three minutes, but the platform allows clips of up to 10 minutes if uploaded to the app.
2021, Meta launches Reels In the US, Facebook also announced the launch of a new rewards program that pays creators for their work on the site.
According to reports, TikTok pays influencers through an advertising revenue sharing system and built-in features such as virtual gifts and creator funds, which reward users who reach a certain number of followers and views insider.
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