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TikTok has reached 1B MAUs

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Re: TikTok has reached 1B MAUs

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Post by mey »

Shadonototra wrote: post #6

Shows how great alibaba's cloud is It's sad they recently got forced to use something else in the west, i bet that was one of the conditions to avoid getting banned in the west ;) That's why we can't have nice things Looks like the american's administration don't want cloud competition globally, reminds me of Alstom's story, and recently OVH 'fires', sort of - https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Caixin/TikTok-owner-Byt…

The other cloud providers can not compete inside China either. The trade wars have been on the internet for some time as each geopolitical region has tried to control access.

Re: TikTok has reached 1B MAUs

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Post by soco »

jdlyga wrote: post #14

TikTok has definitely become the platform for short form video content. It used to be YouTube, but it's since matured into a place to watch more well produced videos in the 20 minute range. If you haven't given TikTok a chance, try it out.

And they probably got there because Twitter killed Vine...

Re: TikTok has reached 1B MAUs

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Post by pugets »

I wonder how many of these users are unique. TikTok makes it simple to have two or more accounts. A number of content creators (especially ones who make NSFW non-nude content) have alt accounts that they can use when their main gets muted.

Re: TikTok has reached 1B MAUs

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Post by reilly3000 »

Methinks that includes ‘users’ visiting embeds. They create a user for anon web visitors and record their content interactions/preferences in local storage- you don’t have to be logged in for this to happen. I’ve been visiting tiktok.com without an account or the app and they serve consistently similar content to that user based on my interactions.

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Post by ausudhz »

hungryhobo wrote: post #19
Andrew_nenakhov wrote: post #16

Am I the only one who sees it as a problem that US and European companies can't really work on China market, but they leave their markets wide open for Chinese companies? Like, no company is allowed in US/Europe if it does not recognize Taiwan as an independent state? Isn't it how conforming to local rules and regulations should work? UPD: clarification due to people mentioning Mercedes, etc: my comment was mostly di…

apple, bmw, mercedes benz, ikea would like a word with you

Microsoft, Tesla, Walmart

Re: TikTok has reached 1B MAUs

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Post by asadlionpk »

loloquwowndueo wrote: post #18
jdlyga wrote: post #14

TikTok has definitely become the platform for short form video content. It used to be YouTube, but it's since matured into a place to watch more well produced videos in the 20 minute range. If you haven't given TikTok a chance, try it out.

Wasn’t the tiktok app lambasted for being terribly intrusive and data-collecty?

1B users don't care. Content is amazing though!

Re: TikTok has reached 1B MAUs

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Post by jdlyga »

Andrew_nenakhov wrote: post #16

Am I the only one who sees it as a problem that US and European companies can't really work on China market, but they leave their markets wide open for Chinese companies? Like, no company is allowed in US/Europe if it does not recognize Taiwan as an independent state? Isn't it how conforming to local rules and regulations should work? UPD: clarification due to people mentioning Mercedes, etc: my comment was mostly di…

That's the unique/controlling way that China works. They block foreign apps to spur the development of local alternatives. But plenty of western businesses have thrived in China. KFC, Pizza Hut, Apple, Audi to name a few off hand. I definitely suggest visiting a Pizza Hut in China some time in your life, it's an experience (they serve wine).
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