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TikTok uninstalls are up 150% following U.S. joint venture (www.cnbc.com)
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TikTok users have been deleting the app at a higher rate since the company announced that its U.S. operations would be housed in a new joint venture.

The short-form video platform’s daily average app uninstalls in the U.S. have increased nearly 150% over the past five days compared with the previous three months, market intelligence firm Sensor Tower told CNBC.

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[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You can't uninstall that which was never installed.

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Right? Didn't want Chinese propaganda or Chud propaganda. Ezpz

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I continue to argue that it was nothing but a Psyop campaign to test how to manipulate the American public by the chinese government. and tI doubt that lingering, baseline purpose has changed at all with the new right wing propagandist owners.

Just look at all those insane "trends" it got people to do, like Kicking in strangers front doors, assaulting people, destroying public property, etc etc.

It turned violent sociopathy into an upvoteable activity.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Cinnamon challenge. Planking. Flash mobs. Harlem shake. Tiktok isn't responsible or necessary for people to do stupid viral shit

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world -2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"You're wrong on your opinion of apples! So heres a list of positives about oranges that totally disproves your comments about apples!"

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ok then.

Happy slapping. Gallon smashing. Salt and ice. Those ones violently stupid enough for you?

[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Happy slapping was mental, it started happening like the absolute moment we were able to share videos online

[–] jaennaet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 21 hours ago

Which would sort of prove the point that TikTok isn't the root of all evil

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago

100% agreed