Just uninstalled it after hearing shou say the orange guy who threaten the ban first now saved it. Hoping bluesky doesnt get infected with the meta virus
It’s not actually back just functional. It’s no longer in the app store. The only people who can use it are people who still have it downloaded on their phones.
There's a lot of new information coming in. Just be aware of what the algorithm starts to feed you. Look for your more controversial Tiktokers and see if they're getting the same viewership over the next few days.
I’m not sure about it being safe now. They shut it down for a reason (what changes were made?) or Trump would have just told them this BS yesterday and avoided the shut down.
They've always been able to push certain things on fyp. Remember the north sea videos? There were other times that kind of thing happened. I really don't want to watch a bunch of maga stuff and be unable to escape it
That's the neat part, you don't! "The actual changes are [redacted] and they also [redacted], but don't worry, your informations are [redacted] with us!"
My bricks were scattered. Creators I'd followed were mysteriously unfollowed. Algo keeps feeding me the same content over & over, some of it months old. FYP is full of corporate ads. Changes were definitely made.
There are changes. something about ads being allowed but certain controls are now in place. It read quite suspiciously as if they could shut down any anti-trump information or shut down any of his competitors
Yuck! Mine wasn’t new, it was very carefully curated and still a few leaked through first thing. As I keep going, I haven’t seen many more, but it was initially alarming. Hard to decide if it was just by chance after the notice thanking him popped up…
Nope. Facebook bought it. It’s in the terms under the open source section. They probably shut it down so that they could disconnect the old servers and connect to meta servers without major disruption
We'll see about that. Unless byte dance is actively considering a sale, I don't think the courts uphold the 90 day extension. The president can't just make up laws.
I'm so tired of the US theatrics. I need to stop dragging my feet and get my work visa. Poor quality of life but you have time to play with people's livelihoods while not fixing ANYTHING
I'm done with tiktok, I'm not returning. This charade to take away tiktok to only give it back is like some shitty superhero movie plot. So the Fanta Führer can act out to be a hero of the masses isn't going to work on me. I was born at night, but not last night.
Mango Mussolini had a problem in 2020 when people were getting factual, realtime info about covid from TikTok. It was not favorable to him, thus TikTok had to go. Now that he won the election, he is a-ok with it being available and he is "saving" it 🙄
"TikTok is saved thanks to the wonderful Trump! Now go kiss his feet to show how grateful you are to your new supreme overlord while I, Shou, enjoy my new seat with the other oligarchs☺️" is what I'm reading😒
I won’t be back on 🤷🏻♀️ it shouldn’t have been banned in the first place and I’m not going to be thanking Trump for “saving” tiktok. It won’t be the same in the hands of musk or zuck and I will not be a part of it. Truly unfortunate
Both Facebook and TikTok deployed direct integrations to link your account on Saturday. The early shutdown was likely for a data migration to finish in time for Monday morning. And others are reportedly that the TikTok feed is coming from Mera’s North Carolina data center.
I bawled last night. It felt like how I would imagine the end of the world feeling but I will not come crawling back. It’s broken and tainted now. I hope people can rebuild their communities elsewhere 💗
i like to think Shou is playing chess instead of checkers here. giving Trump the credit for "fixing" something he obviously started in the first place only boosts his ego, and we all know how egocentric he is. he's very easily influenced via flattery. Kamala put a spotlight on that during the debate
Performative trash to try and boost Trump's image. Watch the fucking far right demand we praise Trump for this. Trump did fuck all. This was all a show.
Yeah - less than 24 hours of being ‘gone’, but those theories of it going dark for a server migration sound more plausible. Just not trusting it. I’d hate to go back only to find out in a few days it’s being hosted on FB controlled servers.
I'm going to sit this one out. It doesn't feel right. I think what we had died yesterday. He could have "saved" it without a complete shutdown, so now I'm wondering, did they make changes?
I haven’t been back on it. I’ve been off Twitter since Musk. State owned media is a terrifying thing. I’m also taking a meta break for now (I use it for work or I’d delete it). I’m gonna stay off TikTok for now and see how it all plays out. #welcometo1930sGermany
They shut down early and came back up the absolute second that Trump finished his speech? Biden gave a 36 hour extension that they didnt take just so they could give Trump credit? The guy who said he would shut them down first? Send help I now trust Tik Tok as much as Meta or Twitter.
I just learned from another creator that all of his subscribers were canceled but their content is still there. So the creators are not monetizing from them anymore
Let’s put an ad out to foreign countries to create an app for America to be the new competitor against TikTok! There’s tons of American consumers who love to buy shit! They can make money and we can sell our data to who we chose. Just a thought!
What if it’s a double deal? Zuck will do platform stuff. Elon will oversees policy etc via DOGE department. So it will be mutually assured destruction if not beneficial for both.
If this is going to spun as him swooping in because only he can make deals. I'm out. Won't go back. Same goes if bezos or musk or oleary end up buying.
probably at the cost of tiktok. My fyp is uncanny. I've never gotten taylor swift's official account on it in all my years on the app and I've been on for like 5+ years. There's a rumor going around that the ban was only done to switch the US servers and tbh I feel that it has some merit now
Like how is trump "saving" tiktok before even getting into office? The going theory was that he'd get in and sign an executive order on day 1 or 2 to give the 90 day extension but now it's just back before the inauguration even happens?
I think that emotional damage sound would work prefect for everything experienced in the last few days. This timeline is a joke. Nothing is real. We're all just toys to them.
I open tiktok to a message saying thanks to Trump and the first thing on my FYP is a fox news video??? Something that has NEVER crossed my fyp.. naw, I'll be spending most of my time on little red book, thanks! Disappointed in Shou.
At the cost of free speech. While they may get a 90-day extension the suppression of certain content creators and their content will be a regular occurrence.
More than 7million Americans rely on tiktok for income, so yes, many will stay on it. HOWEVER, with the U.S govt now involved, what does that mean for upcoming entrepreneurs and users? We need to demand answers before we succumb to their feet.
Our freedom to converse without government involvement or influence, otherwise known as free speech. That is the cost. Stay away from TikTok. I don’t know how else to tell everyone it’s not the TikTok you all knew.
Same. I spent my 20s ignoring my intuition and it never worked out well. I'm going to listen to my gut on this one. Can I admit how much it hurts knowing others are back and we're not though? Like I knew losing it was going to hurt but this might hurt even worse
That’s what I spent my early 20’s doing. Being halfway through, I’d like to think I’ve learned, but I know for a fact that I’ve grown. I will continue to do so. Your feeling is valid I feel. This just makes me remember how teachers would tell students to not second guess themselves on exams.
This is why we Americans are oppressed. People go running back to Tiktok, knowing full well we are being gaslit. we hate sacrifice and standing on our principles.
Until it’s sold, I’m gonna keep using it so I can support the small businesses and the helpers that rely on it. Hopefully before it’s sold @skylight.social has monetization features in place so creators can move over. Monetization or not, once it’s sold, I’m deleting it and hanging here/Skylight.
I’m really excited for it. I know the first time people get on it, they’re going to be like “it’s nothing like TikTok” but even TikTok has evolved since we started using it. It’s just going to take time but it’ll get there. And it’ll be safe from the shenanigans.
Further proof that laws are made up and enforced at whatever whim the rich deem important. He hasn't even issued the executive order yet, but claims he will *tomorrow* at the earliest. They "Had" to take tiktok down for legal reasons yesterday to enforce the ban. Executive orders != instant laws.
I can't stomach going back on there. It sucks for everyone tied financially to it. As a person with anxiety and ADHD, it was great therapy for me, but it is all a ruse.
You couldn't pay me to go back after that scam. They made so many people worry about their income and how they would survive. I won't be a part of that. That's not who I am.
Meanwhile they’re being insultingly suspicious while attempting to remain covert. It’s all right there in the open and they really believe we’re that stupid.
I’ve been hearing so much about people getting banned for the most benign, lightly critical comments on TikTok. Even direct messages disparaging meta! They’ve definitely been setting this up for months. Not enough that they won, they want total control
It was partly targeting them, but it was mostly to create a propaganda machine, control media, stop organization and govt dissent, and for Trump to seem benevolent moving forward. But youth were def part of the goal
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We all just have to be aware and vigilant.
Likely, having tiktok go dark was a tactic he can use to rally his base around him "saving free speech from the Biden administration"
Actually, both.
Not playing Win, Lose, or Fascist!
https://bsky.app/profile/here4thecomments.bsky.social/post/3lg4nmiylbk2j
also trump actually started the move to create the ban during his presidency. they worked together to make it happen then he changed his mind
What it was is now gone, and we can't trust what it's becoming.
Now I understand why they wouldn't ban the literal Nazis I reported.
(“was” as in, I’ve deleted the app from my phone)
Scott “snip snap snip snap snip snap”