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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

Cool.

Cool cool cool.

[–] DocumentingReality@lemmy.cafe 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

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.

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 8 points 2 days ago

you can buy TikTok

Not if they're not selling

[–] FarceOfWill@infosec.pub 2 points 2 days ago

The theory is the tiktok "ban" was an attempt to force a sale on favourable terms , but tiktok has called the bluff.

[–] small44@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (3 children)

You shut down one app, ten other apps get more popular

[–] riskable@programming.dev 13 points 2 days ago

Yes but diversity is good 👍

Why let the Chinese get all the eyeballs for propaganda? Surely we should give other nations a chance?

IMHO they should shut down every app that is both popular and has an exceedingly difficult to penetrate monopoly. Let the competitors rush in and do a it again when the same situation occurs!

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[–] rabber@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 days ago

Instagram reels about to get a whole lot worse

[–] shininghero@pawb.social 7 points 2 days ago (6 children)

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.

[–] baronvonj@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Doesn't look like it to me. I tried to sign up yesterday and haven't received the validation email.

Edit: and the UI was very barren and minimal on the video I watched.

[–] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 9 points 2 days ago

There's a ton of domestic TikTok clones already, like Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts.

otherwise the addicts will jump to yet another Chinese platform.

They already have.

[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago

People are already moving to rednote.

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[–] MolecularCactus1324@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)
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[–] recreationalcatheter@lemm.ee 5 points 2 days ago (6 children)
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[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago
[–] shoulderoforion@fedia.io 4 points 2 days ago

"you can't fire me, i quit" well, alright, that was always and option, lol

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