TikTok is essentially a mobile-first reincarnation of YouTube. I’ve yet to see any users use it to socialize with friends and family they know in real life. I’m hesitant to call it a “social network” when there’s little to no socializing there in the first place

You have profile, you publish content, people leave comments, you can message anyone. It is a social network. Don’t confuse its format for YouTube because that’s now how the youth is using it

It's still a social media network. People socialise there with the broader world. And socialising with friends and family may be passé for young people nowadays.

Fair point. I do agree with others though, the damage other apps like TikTok do is less for me to be happy about it overall. It's like Transitioning people from an alcohol addiction to a weed addiction, one is much more dangerous than the other, either might not be great for you.