• WrenFeathers@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    “Utilities threatens to shut off my power so… I will turn off all the lights in protest!”

    That’ll show ‘em.

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    2 days ago

    I know the technicality is that it will be voluntarily stopping service rather than just ending new downloads like the ban says.

    But “app will shut down when banned” is almost comically anti-news.

    • misk@sopuli.xyzOP
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      3 days ago

      This guy is getting downvoted for truth. TT is the only big media platform that consistently promotes socialist policies and openly attacks western status quo. If there are any truly ideological reasons to ban TT it was because of that. We’re being ruled by the oligarchs and their interests were threatened but let’s not kid ourselves - China has their own who’d happily take their place.

  • GooberEar@lemmy.wtf
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    3 days ago

    A lot of people are saying that the US government banned TikTok, but from what I’m understanding, that’s not really what happened and what’s happening. Or have I misinterpreted things? From what I understand, they were told they had to divest and sell, but they fought that and now are opting to shutdown rather than comply. Is that not the case?

    Either way, I’m gonna go all “I walked to school uphill both ways barefoot in a meter of snow” on this and say that my very little experience with TikTok users seems to suggest that its not much more than pure, unadulterated brain rot. So regardless of the fact(s) (i.e. shutdown / banned / etc), there’s maybe the tiniest sliver of a net positive here. Or not. It doesn’t affect me one way or the other and given where this country is politically (as well as where it is headed), I don’t give a rat poopoo.

  • DocumentingReality@lemmy.cafe
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    3 days ago

    If you have $50 Billion, you can buy Tiktok.

    I read that Elon Musk might buy it. But the CEO of Tiktok stated that, it isn’t true.

    Why would he even need another social media? Besides, dictating what he wants on that site…and make it worse?

    I like when Jack Dorsey ran Twitter. It is a crap hole now on there.

    As for Tiktok, it won’t matter to me since I am not on there.

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    3 days ago

    TikTok might start being not shit after this, but I’m not risking exposure until I have confirmation

  • SplashJackson@lemmy.ca
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    3 days ago

    Just fucking get it over with already! I’m tired of hearing about this shit every single day.

  • shininghero@pawb.social
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    3 days ago

    Is Loops ready for wide scale adoption and federation yet? We kinda need a replacement for tiktok, otherwise the addicts will jump to yet another Chinese platform.

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    3 days ago

    Gen z better prep for 'em withdrawls… They love telling how they don’t drink or do drugs haha

    Let’s see how they will cope.

    Some app is about to explode