Censorship claims, technical problems and a report of a surge in app deletions are just some of the challenges TikTok is facing this week as it adjusts to a new ownership structure in the U.S.
  • mohab@piefed.socialEnglish
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    10 months ago

    You know, watching cartoons when I was young, I always thought it’s unrealistic the bad guys keep trying the same insane plan to “take over the world” or whatever when the hero had foiled like 1,000 of those already… I always thought “no way villains are this stupid”

    Fuck me, what did I know? Turns out they actually are.

  • robomuffin79@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 months ago

    It was never about who owned it or privacy concerns. It was always about censorship and controlling what young Americans could see

    • chaogomu@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Eh, it’s actually a wash. China did the exact same shit with different key words. They were just smarter about it.

      And most of the censorship was in China.

      Because China is a totalitarian dictatorship, and is no ones friend.

      Just because the US is shit, doesn’t make China any better. The world isn’t black and white, it’s mostly black and dark grey.

      • Lembot_0006@programming.devEnglish
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        10 months ago

        So China-ownership was better because it censored China-related stuff in China and didn’t care much about other themes in other countries. It is exactly what your colorful analogy means. The world isn’t black and white indeed:)

        • chaogomu@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          10 months ago

          Except for the subtle Chinese propaganda constantly fed to the rest of the world. Now the propaganda is blatant enough for people to abandon the app, so the world is technically better for the US seizure. The app went to shit, but it was already pretty bad, so no net loss there.

          • 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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            10 months ago

            Now the propaganda is blatant enough for people to abandon the app, so the world is technically better for the US seizure

            Right because homegrown propaganda tastes so much better than foreign.

            Invade, Invade, Invade, Yum, Yum, Yum!

            You know US only controls the tiktok infra in the US market, right?

            Are you one of those “us is the center of the universe” guys?

  • InfiniteGlitch@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Apparently some people are going over to UpScrolled. It is an Palestinian-made app similar to TikTok/ Instagram.

    I have tried UpScrolled but it is still barebones but seems interesting (imo).