“Content network effect” makes TikTok tough to copy

2:48pm PDT - April 1st, 2020    snapchat - TechCrunch

Many TikTok videos don’t start from scratch, so neither can its competitors. TikTok is all about remixes where users shoot a new video to recontextualize audio pulled from someone else’s clip, or riff on an existing meme or concept. That only works because Ti…