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TikTok is officially US-owned for American users, here's what's changing

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Post by xethos »

felipeerias wrote: post #45
devsda wrote: post #21

Good. now that it is done, can EU and the rest of the world push for regional ownership of Instagram, WhatsApp and Youtube without the US complaining unfair practices. Chinese ownership as a security threat is currently in between reality and conspiracy realms but the US govt meddling as a threat is a proven reality worldwide.

I am European and live in Japan. China is currently providing weapons for Russia to wage large-scale war in Europe, while supporting a dictatorship in North Korea that regularly launches nuclear-capable misiles in my general direction.

The ”Leader of the Free World” and Commander in Chief of the largest, most well-equipped military force the world has ever seen, with bases dotted around the globe has spent the last several months threatening annexation of my country.

For extra fun, this doesn’t even determine if I live in Greenland or Canada - let alone adding ”Abducting a foreign head of state to lay claim to natural resources”, which could make me Venezuelan!

North Korea is a fire down the block; America is a grease fire in my kitchen, and I hope you'll forgive me for prioritizing the immediate threat

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Post by scarecrowbob »

NoteyComplexity wrote: post #65
scarecrowbob wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's wild to watch someone critique the utility of short-form content in a 4-sentence essay.

I am not sure if it is a good thing when you see a question as an essay. It could goes in both way, so you better explain it.

Smug -and- illiterate? You really are a catch.

You know perfectly well that a question-mark does not a question make.

And, apparently you also see the utility in posting very short, dumb sections of content.

So, by your own standards, you should be able to do the math and answer your own so-called question.

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Post by throw334245 »

NoteyComplexity wrote: post #52
freddie_mercury wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Your categorical error is that you think people are watching them to cover details in topics. They are a replacement for TV. You know, the thing that people used to watch for hours upon hours a day?

While I am reading others’ view points and enjoy it; perhaps just straight to the point to your point first. Can you tell me what exactly THE ERROR when I want to find a single good thing about TikTok when I don’t understand it? For your view point, you logic is the following for the good reason using TikTok: “Addiction is bad, but many people are using it anyway, just like any media back in the days.” Are you really…

What benefit do you get coming here and arguing with people?

Can you give a GOOD REASON?

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Post by Creamsicle47 »

NoteyComplexity wrote: post #7

What is the point of using short form content platforms as a consumer really? Just put the political stuff aside, they are often too short for any details over any topics if not straightly brainrot, ending up making people get distracted and lost patience easily. I never a fan of YouTube shorts and instagram reels either because of the same reason. Perhaps they are good for promotion, but as a user perspective, can a…

Shopping is a major one, I've found so many useful things from TikTok that no other platform has successfully been able to show me. It's also superior for viral growth and easily marketing new services in pretty much every way.
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