In which case, whoever is president can extend the time when TikTok will cease if an agreement is reached. We will see on Sunday.
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I am going to go on record and say TikTok will not go dark on 1/19/25. That is my WAG.
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This is a conversation I can’t relate to at all, and it’s not because I am knocking TikTok. It is meaningless to me. It’s only been around for a few years and exploded when people had nothing to do during Covid. No doubt there are people on titktok who post useful content, but I don’t see an advantage to it versus any other social media. Of course, I see it sometimes, primarily because it appears as Reels on FB.
If people were resourceful enough to figure out ways to earn income from social media, they will still be able to do so, especially in a lockdown-free world. I am sure someone else will launch some new app to fill the void.
I am not really clear as to why it’s going to (probably won’t happen) be banned. It seems completely against the 1st Amendment to do that. I think it’s because allegedly being used to spy on us, which is completely laughable given the existence of FB, YouTube, etc…
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Nope but because I suspect someone will quickly step in.
The Donald likely hopes it goes away. There will be an uproar ajd he can blame Biden even though he initially supported the ban too in his first presidency.
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RedNote is already up and running. As Chinese as it gets, but apparently there is already some significant US user presence on that platform due to the chat about TikTok ban.
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I was looking forward to it disappearing. But sounds like that isn’t happening. To much money flowing to the incoming President who went from the first to propose banning it to now planning to take executive action to save it.
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Can you share why you want it to go away?
By the chinese government and therefore considered a national security threat. It’s bad enough when our own government does it (and people are rightfully angry about it) but why would we, as a country, be so blasè about allowing a foreign adversary to do so? So people can make a few bucks? To watch random videos that can be posted on instagram or youtube? IMO Congress did the right thing in passing a law stating the chinese gov must sell/divest its interest or the app is banned.
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Apologies, no gift links possible.
One solution: Use a VPN pretending you are not in the US, but choose that VPN app wisely.
Please keep this discussion non political. Thank you!
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Won’t Rednote encounter the same national security concerns regarding Chinese gov collecting the data linked to US citizens?
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I find tiktok to be a rabbit hole of toxicity……people leave all their baggage out for everyone to see. I’ve always had it and sometimes I’ll use it, but I always found Instagram Reels and (especially) YouTube shorts to be better. Much more informative and digestible content.
I’m kind of relieved with this ban. I see how it affects my younger sisters and other younger people negatively.
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Of course it will - eventually, when a very large number of Americans join it.
Flying under the radar for now.
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Don’t use it. I already spend enough time on CC Parent Cafe.
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Someone up above mentioned Bluesky which is an X alternative. Bluesky is also attempting to acquire a photo/video based app called Flashes. Sounds like it will be more like Instagram than TikTok though.
I saw that Biden does not plan to enforce the TikTok ban. And the TikTok CEO is planning to attend Trump’s inauguration. So I don’t expect it to go away.
Social media evolves. Anyone remember Xanga?
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I’ve never used or seen the TikTok app. I was under the impression that it was social media for short videos and primarily used by kids. That impression may be incorrect. Nevertheless I haven’t had an interest in joining, so I won’t miss it. I also don’t plan to join any similar type of replacement app.
However, I do find the potential ban concerning for other reasons. This seems like government overreach and sets a dangerous precedent. There will also be an economic hit in both countries, and to a lesser extent rest of world. One review found that TikTok contributes tens of billions to US economy per year and supports hundreds of thousands of jobs. I suppose the risk of an app/website banning war is low, as China already bans the more popular US social media apps/websites. However, some other countries could potentially follow suit.
I had it but never used it so deleted it a few days ago.
I refuse to install the app, and try to avoid it whenever possible. Something that collects your information and is monitored by the CCP? No thank you. But I get how addictive it is, when people show me the videos, there’s just one after another, and apparently the algorithm really sucks you in. It is sad that many people who make their livings using TikTok could lose their livelihoods. There should be a better solution than give the CCP all your info, or shut it down. Seemed like having to sell to an American buyer and have servers in the US was the best solution.
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I don’t use TT, but do see videos on other social medias. I do enjoy seeing some of them.
I am wondering instead of complete ban if the government could put some conditions and guardrails for it to continue. As an example, TT in China have a lot of controls in place to prevent kids from using it too much. They have positive messages for kids, like “go do your home work” or “have you exercised” etc, whereas TT in the US is to entice kids to spend more time on the app. TT has said it’s not sharing data with the Chinese government or doing tracking. Would they allow a third party to come in to validate that or put in certain controls in place to make sure TT is not sharing data or tracking users.
Just thinking out loud.