I have no doubt that TikTok will be back, but that algorithm won’t. Instead Zuck will build a new algorithm with input from Trump. Like Homer Simpson designing “The Homer”
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Some people were reporting in Australia and Sweden that they were getting the banned pop up, even though they weren’t US users. Apparently deleting and redownloading fixed their issue but that makes me wonder what else will be infected by our changes. 😢
I got my first comment removed in 4 years, 10 minutes before tiktok went dark. My comment, "Geriatrics don't do well in the cold." was removed for violating community guidelines. I feel like whatever deal Shou made with Trump involves heavily censoring negative Trump posts or comments.
This is my fears. Made me really uncomfortable to see the TT CEO praise Trump, even though he started the TikTok hate. If he likes it now, it's only to morph it to his interests
To praise Trump is good business. It's like making full prostration to the Great and Capricious Emperor and telling how how great and wonderful he is. Just basic survival skills. Do you want to die horribly in Pit of Vengeful MAGAs?
Even if you want a gallon of mouthwash afterwards.
Some of us have the freedom to make sure to never enter the lands ruled by him, but that is not an option for many.
People in Sweden are starting to really wonder if that Nato membership really was a good idea, or if we should have taken Turkeys hint and just walked away.
It's hard to say if NATO will actually do anything to protect other countries. Feels like all the big agencies are just talk. I just hope we live long enough to see governing bodies actually govern and uphold the laws they promise to uphold.
From our perspective Nato is a huge stick to have strategically positioned in the background when talking to (e.g.) Tsar Putin. If it becomes well known that it is a useless prop rather than a fearsome cudgel that advantage goes away.
Even if this happens, I think we should all stick it out until we can find somewhere else to land because right now we’re all spread out and when we’re all spread out, we can’t come together and have real change. We need to find unity and keep fighting.
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Thanks, a fan from Oz.
Even if you want a gallon of mouthwash afterwards.
People in Sweden are starting to really wonder if that Nato membership really was a good idea, or if we should have taken Turkeys hint and just walked away.
[1] we have one aircraft carrier, it may be unsinkabe[2], but it is rather stationary.
[2] Most islands are unsinkabe.
He needs to keep TT running in the US this week. I don't like it, but I can understand the internal logic.