TikTok situation feels soooo icky to me and everyone who immediately went back once it came back online feels a little icky to me because you’re literally a pawn in his game now….like pls let’s take a step back first
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My questions is where is the transparency in the talks Trump is having with a China billionaire? A platform willing to create a problem, only to act as if Trump solved a nonexistent problem, is not somewhere I’d want my data or presence! They’re just as corrupt as Trump.
its literally a toxic ex. like guys you saw the ugly and we thought you finally understood but no. you fell for it again. and the others are just as toxic and using the app to sell hate and fear
I just wanted to see what it would be like and continuing finding cool people I can follow on other platforms until something else comes along… anyone else getting a TON of ads about bible apps? Been reporting them for being sexually explicit.
I went on to delete my account and this is all I saw. I will miss that community and connections but I hope people realize with Change comes Sacrifice, Sacrifice makes Change.
Not sure if anyone will see this but it looks like the right crowd to ask (maybe not -- you deleted it -- but this is all I got):
Are you getting a sense that TikTok users see through this "Trump saved the platform" scam? Or did it work?
I’m probably going back but this stuff will always be in the back of my mind, especially when the auto-mod kicks in. Extra aware that the auto-mod was designed with government censorship in mind
I think a lot of people recognize that this was a scam, but the service really does provide income for people that depend on it, and for lack of an alternative, are stuck using it for now.
When I was scrolling it while making a backup, notable to me is it looks like either they're heavy censoring POC now, or that only white people came back post Trump takeover.
Also, it feels like the algorithm is being prepped for Boomers who will join the platform post Trump endorsement. So even if TikTok is "the same" it's going to die the AI Minions meme death of Facebook. It's algo is being fattened for that slaughter.
I went back to double check that I got all the info of the people I follow for other platforms, checked to see what my very first favorited video was, and then fucked off and haven't been on since
I’ve gone on a few times and the vibes are way off. My FYP is basically all small creators I’ve never seen before with single digit likes/comments. Crazy alt right stuff that I never saw before. Every time I go on I’m deinfluenced more and more. My FYP lost its soul. It feels empty like reels. RIP
People want the thing that gets them to turn their brain off and feel comfy no matter the cost. Theres no negotiating or convincing people like that to stop doing something counter productive.
I’ve decided to take a break despite the flip flop. I just don’t feel like running back. Something about this whole situation feels off. Nor do I want a play by play of the new administration’s first week in office.
It’s Twitter after Elon bought it: people know something’s wrong, but how exactly it is all
going to go wrong isn’t yet clear.
Most folks waited to see the ship start to sink with Twitter, and will do so again here.
I deleted it as soon as it went down. I loved it but the groveling for FOTUS did me in. If it wasn’t compromised before, it is now. It’s dead to me. We all find community elsewhere.
I just deleted it after realizing that you can’t search “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived” anymore. Somebody got their feelings hurt and decided to censor a song title. 😂
That's nice to hear. I'll see a lot of teenagers tomorrow and I'm thinking they're wise to it. I thought maybe they'd tweek the algorithm to push the narrative cuz that would be easy to do. But it's also maybe a bit of conspiracy thinking on my part.
Thank you! Happy MLK Day.
I actually just made my first TikTok ever about that and said so I think eventually because we all have the attention span of a goldfish, We’re gonna forget about this and life will go on, then the propaganda will start seeping in so it’s important to keep your eyes open and keep that guard up.
Yup, truth is sometimes like a punch in the face. Eye opening. Tik tok was already a place where certain news that favored China was fed, and news that did not was filtered. Now it will be used by MAGA too. Probably we should all leave it.
I understand folks are desperate to stay connected to their online community. Im with you though- I’m really uncomfortable with all the language used in these prompts we were given. I’m staying off for a few days and then may check what’s going on over there.
I really don’t understand people’s ability to just ignore or not see/understand the deeper issue at hand. What’s to come will still happen even if they pretend it doesn’t exist. All they did was just waste time to get their shit together when they had the chance.
The tik tok thing is an example of abuse. Withholding and then controlling it after it’s “reinstated”. I believe that Not many people realize how they’re being manipulated to feed and eat the state propaganda machine.
I deleted it along with FB, IG, and messenger. I jumped ship at twitter the moment Musk bought it. I’d rather not have social media than play that game.
at first i joined back just to see bc everyone was like “TIK TOK IS BACK YAY” like.. no it feels different and weird and i wasn’t going to use it anyways even if it did come back a year or two later if it got unbanned
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Are you getting a sense that TikTok users see through this "Trump saved the platform" scam? Or did it work?
So sooooo icky
going to go wrong isn’t yet clear.
Most folks waited to see the ship start to sink with Twitter, and will do so again here.
To delete my accounts
Trolling is their clay, their acrylic, their canvas.
They are true artists.
Thank you! Happy MLK Day.