So.. US intelligence agencies and data brokers are going to mine it and US interests are going to pump it full of human and bot sockpuppets to manufacture the consent of users to be more aligned with ideas that work best for the Ellisons' interests.
Technically would be correct to say its being split into TikTok US and TikTok Rest of World , probably why one of their new ToS includes geolocating the end user for user segmentation.
Since i dont think they are going to split the app - probably keep using the same published one.
What is the point of using short form content platforms as a consumer really?
Just put the political stuff aside, they are often too short for any details over any topics if not straightly brainrot, ending up making people get distracted and lost patience easily. I never a fan of YouTube shorts and instagram reels either because of the same reason.
Perhaps they are good for promotion, but as a user perspective, can anyone really point out one good reason to use these platforms?
Shopping is a major one, I've found so many useful things from TikTok that no other platform has successfully been able to show me. It's also superior for viral growth and easily marketing new services in pretty much every way.
Only a fool would trust the political moderation on any major corporate platform at this point. Some I’m sure see this as a great win. All our media, real estate, and economy is already obviously for sale to foreign govts, but when it comes to propaganda we draw the line.
Good. now that it is done, can EU and the rest of the world push for regional ownership of Instagram, WhatsApp and Youtube without the US complaining unfair practices.
Chinese ownership as a security threat is currently in between reality and conspiracy realms but the US govt meddling as a threat is a proven reality worldwide.
It's great that Americans can now enjoy being surveiled by private companies instead of possibly being surveiled by a government. What a great improvement
I don't get why they sold it. If the Chinese government really had a say, simply refusing would have been a better option, as Trump would have never dared shutting off an app loved by hundreds of millions of voters.
Bytedance has been pushing their own TikTok alternative, Lemon8, since TikTok first came under government attack in the US. Will be interesting to see what they do with that.
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[ 5.6 ms ] story [ 35.6 ms ] threadJust put the political stuff aside, they are often too short for any details over any topics if not straightly brainrot, ending up making people get distracted and lost patience easily. I never a fan of YouTube shorts and instagram reels either because of the same reason.
Perhaps they are good for promotion, but as a user perspective, can anyone really point out one good reason to use these platforms?
How is TikTok user data more private today than it was a year ago?
Chinese ownership as a security threat is currently in between reality and conspiracy realms but the US govt meddling as a threat is a proven reality worldwide.