Blades launch official TikTok account

[FMBlade1]

Sheffield United FC

The place to get all your Sheffield United news on the first team, academy and Sheffield United Women. Download the app via the App Store and Google Play Store

www.sufc.co.uk

 

[Kozzy_is_my_Dad]

Dangerous, dangerous app and we should distance ourselves from it.

TikTok is reportedly under fire for children's privacy again

The UK is conducting its own investigation into the collection of children's data on TikTok.

www.cnet.com

The club are active enough and well represented on a number of social media platforms, sufficient enough for people to maintain a high level of contact with the club, without the need for a tik tok account.

 

[Berkshire Blade]

The Clip the club uploaded of our second goal has done over 1 million views. Good to sell stats like that to future sponsors.

 

[Salmonfarm]

It's very popular with 10-14s (or was at my school anyway). Might be good for reaching them, as few use Twitter. Always good to get young fans in!

 

[Bladesman]

TikTok is wank.

 

[DifferentClass]

Dangerous, dangerous app and we should distance ourselves from it.

TikTok is reportedly under fire for children's privacy again

The UK is conducting its own investigation into the collection of children's data on TikTok.

www.cnet.com

The club are active enough and well represented on a number of social media platforms, sufficient enough for people to maintain a high level of contact with the club, without the need for a tik tok account.

It also bans LGBT and Hong Kong content because China told them to.

 

[Tynemouth Blade]

 

[Davalon]

Never heard of it but thanks to those posting the warnings as I have a 13 year old with internet access.

I try to keep abreast of what apps he uses and I've not heard or seen him use this but I'll check it out.

 

[JayGreen17]

Sheffield United FC

The place to get all your Sheffield United news on the first team, academy and Sheffield United Women. Download the app via the App Store and Google Play Store

www.sufc.co.uk

Another marketing genius from our Club, all about raising the brand around the world!!

 

[BigBed]

TikTok is wank.

They're exactly the type of vids you shouldnt post, you'll have the old bill round!!

 

[HeCanDoMagic]

Man United have an official Asian car oil sponsor.

We’re not even scratching the surface with a Tok Tik account. This is just the start.

 

[bornablade]

Sounds like a time bomb to me. Think I'll avoid.

 

[moDtheGod]

I think it's brilliant, very forward thinking. Most football fans probably won't even know what Tik Tok is yet - it's only been around for a year in the UK. Our social media team has been incredible in recent times and I'm really pleased to see they're getting ahead of this particular curve.

I don't understand why everyone shits themselves about Tik Tok, it's very popular here in Asia and 95% of it is just teenage-mid 20s girls doing stupid dances and copying whatever the latest "trend" is. The content is mind numbing, to be honest, there's only a couple of things that I find mildly amusing. But I'm a 37 year old white man, so of course I would say that - Tik Tok isn't supposed to be for me. But it has half a billion worldwide users, so why wouldn't we want to utilise such a tool to build a global brand?

It's a no-brainer for me. All the kids are on it, get them engaged BEFORE they are earning their own money so that when they are, they want to become proper supporters who'll spend their disposable income on merchandise and going to matches. Get the name out there globally to make us more attractive to investors, sponsors etc. Keep up the brilliant work, Blades social media team.

As for concerns about data privacy - literally every social platform is a risk in that way, Tik Tok is no more or less of a threat.

 

[mattbianco1]

Here's one of our TikToks. Reyt embarrassing init, how will we ever live this down

 

[FMBlade1]

Here's one of our TikToks. Reyt embarrassing init, how will we ever live this down

wtf did I just watch

 

[Revolution]

As for concerns about data privacy - literally every social platform is a risk in that way, Tik Tok is no more or less of a threat.

Like Huawei and Alibaba, the people who own it will do what the PRC government tells them.

 

[Harry's Game]

Why? Is the club 13 years old or something?

 

[mattbianco1]

wtf did I just watch

Just to remove any doubt... I was joking. There's nothing wrong with this in my opinion. More exposure = more sponsorship.

It's if the players start doing strange shit like this, that's when we have a problem:

Nurr on TikTok

Ima boy 😪 #joker #fyp #foryou

www.tiktok.com

 

[SW12 to S12 to S18]

It sounds like a chapter from Peter Pan.

 

[guancheblade]

It's very popular with 10-14s (or was at my school anyway). Might be good for reaching them, as few use Twitter. Always good to get young fans in!

But where will they sit??

 

[JohnDenver]

Here's one of our TikToks. Reyt embarrassing init, how will we ever live this down

Having watched that Lunny clip, the site immediately recommends me some Indian wedding clips, some Arabic text I can’t read, and some classically pouty Insta girl vanity shots. All natural bedfellows.

 

[Salmonfarm]

But where will they sit??

God knows, too young to get to the games on their own anyway, most of them. Still nice to get more fans, even if they don’t go to the matches.

 

[Tynemouth Blade]

TikTok: Should we trust the Chinese social-media video app?

US lawmakers are worried about TikTok's Chinese ownership, despite its data-protection assurances.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[mancunianblade]

Kids do grow up you know.. they no longner use Facebook, I’m 33 and I’ve not used it 4 years.. Twitter is on the decline too. Why shouldn’t we use TikTok? Worth using even if it’s to carry on with the @sheffieldunited handle