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TikTok’s annual carbon footprint is likely bigger than Greece’s, study finds
(www.theguardian.com)
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this post was submitted on 12 Dec 2024
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There are hypotheticals precisely because Tiktok is not transparent enough. It sounds like they're doing an estimate on the best data publically available.
At the very least, this put pressure on Tiktok to be more transparent. Tiktok could prove the study wrong by publishing more about their energy and resource use.