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Good riddance
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So who are the TikTok addicts going to blame?
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This feels like a "Right result for the wrong reason" scenario.
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Zuck, Musk, Bezos, Tump, Google are all set to profit from this
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a few years ago i was firmly in the "ban TT in the interest of national security" camp. but at this point i think i trust the CCP more than Musk, Zuck, Bezos, etc, because the CCP is at least playing the long game. those other guys don't give a flying fuck what happens to the world once they're gone
I hope something good happens to you today
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Giant_Aspirin posted...
a few years ago i was firmly in the "ban TT in the interest of national security". but at this point i think i trust CCP more than Musk, Zuck, Bezos, etc, because the CCP is at least playing the long game. those other guys don't give a flying fuck what happens to the world once they're gone

Yea. CCP is bad but when the other guys want to make a Fascist Dystopia then maybe some competition in the information space is good even from a "bad" actor.
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My kid is gonna be devastated, lol
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The epoch of recording oneself consuming tide pods, or cinnamon, or pepper is coming to an end
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cousinvini posted...
The epoch of recording oneself consuming tide pods, or cinnamon, or pepper is coming to an end

no, it will just move somewhere else and be controlled by Musk or Zuck
I hope something good happens to you today
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cousinvini posted...
The epoch of recording oneself consuming tide pods, or cinnamon, or pepper is coming to an end
They'll still do all those things tho
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Nothing is going to change. The same brainrot and all the sociopolitical problems that come with it are just going to move towards YouTube Shorts or IG Reels.
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Giant_Aspirin posted...
no, it will just move somewhere else and be controlled by Musk or Zuck
100%
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Anyone who thinks it's nothing but dance crazes or challenges has a very one-dimensional view of TikTok's userbase. There's probably more people on the app criticizing the dumb BS that goes viral than there are people doing it.
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cousinvini posted...
The epoch of recording oneself consuming tide pods, or cinnamon, or pepper is coming to an end
Yeah, the one good thing about Tik Tok is it helped cleanse the gene pool.
Starfield is a 7/10. Get over it.
Messed up. I believe in Freedom of Speech and expression.
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Umbreon posted...
This feels like a "Right result for the wrong reason" scenario.

Meh I'll take it
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I feel like I see this headline annually and nothing ever actually happens. What makes it so different this time?
Humble_Novice posted...
So who are the TikTok addicts going to blame?
The Democrats of course.
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CE is being extremely boomerish on this. This has nothing to do with protecting the youth or Instagram would also be on the chopping block. This is a combination of security state stuff, cold war stuff, anti-youth stuff, anti-left leaning information stuff, and a play for potential right-wing control of yet another major media outlet. It's nothing to be cheered. This isn't the regulation of social media and accountability you're looking for, far from it.
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DavidZ2844 posted...
I feel like I see this headline annually and nothing ever actually happens. What makes it so different this time?
Case is in the Supreme Court right now arguing whether to delay the order to divest or close by January 19th.
Humble_Novice posted...
So who are the TikTok addicts going to blame?
Is this a Trump/Republican thing?
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legendary_zell posted...
CE is being extremely boomerish on this. This has nothing to do with protecting the youth or Instagram would also be on the chopping block. This is a combination of security state stuff, cold war stuff, anti-youth stuff, anti-left leaning information stuff, and a play for potential right-wing control of yet another major media outlet. It's nothing to be cheered. This isn't the regulation of social media and accountability you're looking for, far from it.
Yeah but someone did something stupid on tiktok and someone emulated it unlike when I was a kid and no one did anything stupid and someone else emulated them.
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legendary_zell posted...
CE is being extremely boomerish on this. This has nothing to do with protecting the youth or Instagram would also be on the chopping block. This is a combination of security state stuff, cold war stuff, anti-youth stuff, anti-left leaning information stuff, and a play for potential right-wing control of yet another major media outlet. It's nothing to be cheered. This isn't the regulation of social media and accountability you're looking for, far from it.
This. Most of you are fucking boomers and sheep for cheerleading this. Especially in a time where twitter, fb/ig and whatever else social medias are being taken over by alt-right freaks and anti-freedom of speech creeps
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Hayame_Zero posted...
Anyone who thinks it's nothing but dance crazes or challenges has a very one-dimensional view of TikTok's userbase. There's probably more people on the app criticizing the dumb BS that goes viral than there are people doing it.

This. My feed is always full of interesting and educational shit along with political commentary, real-time reporting of breaking news coming from real people and not some media filter, DIY home repair stuff, and then the occasional dumb 12 year old doing an even dumber dance slips through the cracks.

Reels is basically the exact same thing but I prefer the UI of TikTok and it's gonna suck rebuilding my algorithm >_>
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littlebro07 posted...
This. My feed is always full of interesting and educational shit along with political commentary, real-time reporting of breaking news coming from real people and not some media filter, DIY home repair stuff, and then the occasional dumb 12 year old doing an even dumber dance slips through the cracks.

Reels is basically the exact same thing but I prefer the UI of TikTok and it's gonna suck rebuilding my algorithm >_>
I don't even use Tiktok but the people who hate it have huge Tipper Gore crusading against video games vibes.
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legendary_zell posted...
CE is being extremely boomerish on this. This has nothing to do with protecting the youth or Instagram would also be on the chopping block. This is a combination of security state stuff, cold war stuff, anti-youth stuff, anti-left leaning information stuff, and a play for potential right-wing control of yet another major media outlet. It's nothing to be cheered. This isn't the regulation of social media and accountability you're looking for, far from it.

Some of that is correct but I wouldn't exactly classify tiktok as pro left OR pro youth.
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legendary_zell posted...
CE is being extremely boomerish on this. This has nothing to do with protecting the youth or Instagram would also be on the chopping block. This is a combination of security state stuff, cold war stuff, anti-youth stuff, anti-left leaning information stuff, and a play for potential right-wing control of yet another major media outlet. It's nothing to be cheered. This isn't the regulation of social media and accountability you're looking for, far from it.
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MaxEffingBemis posted...
This. Most of you are fucking boomers and sheep for cheerleading this. Especially in a time where twitter, fb/ig and whatever else social medias are being taken over by alt-right freaks and anti-freedom of speech creeps
Well sure, this will funnel all Americans discourse through channels the alt-right explicitly controls and moderates according to their own principles and will invariably lead to even worse indoctrination than we have now, but isn't that worth it to stop kids from enjoying fads that I personally think are cringe? That's what is really important, obviously.
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Melchar posted...
Well sure, this will funnel all Americans discourse through channels the alt-right explicitly controls and moderates according to their own principles and will invariably lead to even worse indoctrination than we have now, but isn't that worth it to stop kids from enjoying fads that I personally think are cringe? That's what is really important, law breaker!

Tiktok being treated as the last bastion of leftist discourse on the internet is certainly a take.

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Millions of children about to lose their favorite toy because a bunch of old white congressmen decided to Batfleck the shit out of TikTok and say if theres even a one percent chance the Chinese government can abuse it we must treat it as an absolute certainty. And the people who claim to hate government stupidity on CE cheer.
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legendary_zell posted...
CE is being extremely boomerish on this. This has nothing to do with protecting the youth or Instagram would also be on the chopping block. This is a combination of security state stuff, cold war stuff, anti-youth stuff, anti-left leaning information stuff, and a play for potential right-wing control of yet another major media outlet. It's nothing to be cheered. This isn't the regulation of social media and accountability you're looking for, far from it.

I wouldn't expect CE to actually have any deep foresights in politics. TikTok going out in this manner is doing more harm than good.
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I'd love to see the % of people who treat TikTok as the worst thing ever that still uses Twitter/has a Twitter account.

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CE is being extremely zoomerish on this. This has everything to do with protecting the youth and Instagram should also be on the chopping block. This is a combination of anti-brainrot stuff, pro-youth stuff, anti-prank stuff, stopping stupid "challenge" stuff and a play for the potential normalcy of society. It's everything to be cheered. This is the regulation of social media and accountability you're looking for, near to it.

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Cory898 posted...
Millions of children about to lose their favorite toy because a bunch of old white congressmen decided to Batfleck the shit out of TikTok and say if theres even a one percent chance the Chinese government can abuse it we must treat it as an absolute certainty. And the people who claim to hate government stupidity on CE cheer.

this will certainly piss off gen z

but I guess if you don't plan on having elections in the future who cares?
lmao
How do you figure? Theres another thread indicating that SCOTUS is opposed to the ban. (Im not following the story directly myself.)

Ive said this before, but I continue to think this case is more nuanced than some users are allowing. The US military prohibits TikTok - and only TikTok - of all the platforms. I figure they know more than I do about why TikTok is a national security risk.
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It's kind of funny that a Chinese company is banned in China. Zoomers gonna have to reevaluate their lives now.
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NeonPhoenix posted...
CE is being extremely zoomerish on this. This has everything to do with protecting the youth and Instagram should also be on the chopping block. This is a combination of anti-brainrot stuff, pro-youth stuff, anti-prank stuff, stopping stupid "challenge" stuff and a play for the potential normalcy of society. It's everything to be cheered. This is the regulation of social media and accountability you're looking for, near to it.

what?
protecting them from...pranks?
from...brainrot?

excuse me but I didn't know youtube was being banned
Umbreon posted...
I'd love to see the % of people who treat TikTok as the worst thing ever that still uses Twitter/has a Twitter account.
Or to the people who hate on social media while being ignorant of anyplace on the internet where people gather and interact is the same as any social media site.

Ye best start believing in social media sites. Yer in one.
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WingsOfGood posted...
what?
protecting them from...pranks?
from...brainrot?

excuse me but I didn't know youtube was being banned
idk man, I'm trying to be clever and post the inverse of what that boomer guy said >_> Throw me a bone here
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WingsOfGood posted...
what?
protecting them from...pranks?
from...brainrot?

excuse me but I didn't know youtube was being banned

He's copying post 23.

It's a bad attempt at a joke.
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Umbreon posted...
He's copying post 23.

It's a bad attempt at a joke.
If you throw enough shit at the wall, eventually some of it will stick >_>
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NeonPhoenix posted...
This is a combination of anti-brainrot stuff, pro-youth stuff, anti-prank stuff, stopping stupid "challenge" stuff and a play for the potential normalcy of society.
Literally all of those things are still going to happen. Admit it Neon you've turned into the moral crusaders of the 90s there's no difference between yourself and Tipper Gore down to blaming the youth doing stupid and harmful things on a medium you don't understand or engage in.
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but seriously if we assume Trump doesn't become a dictator this is stupid move politically

tiktok is to gen z what video games are to millennials and we know how pissed off we got everytime they said "ban games it makes shooters!"
HighSeraph posted...
Admit it Neon you've turned into the moral crusaders of the 90s there's no difference between yourself and Tipper Gore down to blaming the youth doing stupid and harmful things on a medium you don't understand or engage in.

https://youtu.be/eH0uKgwn4LA
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cousinvini posted...
The epoch of recording oneself consuming tide pods, or cinnamon, or pepper is coming to an end
This was always going to happen.
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WingsOfGood posted...
but seriously if we assume Trump doesn't become a dictator this is stupid move politically

tiktok is to gen z what video games are to millennials and we know how pissed off we got everytime they said "ban games it makes shooters!"
If we're using that metaphor, this would be the equivalent of one console manufacturer closing up shop and everybody just moving to another platform. If Tik Tok ceases to exist it's not like there's going to be chaos in the streets and zoomers/gen alpha losing their minds. They'll just move towards YouTube Shorts or Instagram Reels.
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