How to get started with TikTok

The “Don’t Rush,” “Renegade” and “I’m a Savage” dance challenges, Line Of Duty’s Vicky McClure, Love Island’s Ovie Soko, singers Justin Bieber and Lewis Capaldi, and… hamsters. What do all of these things have in common? TikTok. The social network is a video-sharing platform where users can create short dance, lip-sync, comedy and talent videos.

You’ve probably heard some of the terminology bandied around (the phrase “OK boomer” started on TikTok) or seen a few of the videos on your social media feeds, like the incredible “Mr Sandman” cat one or the video-turned-meme of a woman trying kombucha for the first time.

With everyone getting in on the TikTok trend (including Dame Judi Dench, who appears in her grandson’s videos), check out how you can get involved with our hacks below.

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