They absolutely buried TikTok in a Pet Sematary because what was resurrected was NOT what was laid to rest. We’re about to find out that sometimes dead is better, real quick. - ThreadSky

bjcolangelo.bsky.social • 97 days ago

They absolutely buried TikTok in a Pet Sematary because what was resurrected was NOT what was laid to rest.

We’re about to find out that sometimes dead is better, real quick.

Comments

basilmai.bsky.social•97 days ago

It had been getting worse for a while. Every third video was an ad or sponsored post. And I was starting to get Christian Nationalist ads the last month or so when my feed had been very left, very anti-theist until then. I deleted mine yesterday.

belle-weatherwax.bsky.social•97 days ago

I noticed I was seeing a lot of eerily Christian content myself the last few weeks. I'm Buddhist and I grew up internationally. My dad was in the military. It was like it was content for someone else - not for me. I had to stick with my followed stream.

basilmai.bsky.social•97 days ago

I had so many Bible study ads. It was so random and all of a sudden.

shinymuffin.bsky.social•96 days ago

Me too! I’m blocking the ones it lets me but like it’s wild.

basilmai.bsky.social•96 days ago

I deleted my TikTok two days ago. It's sad but it was bad for my cognitive health anyway.

mantarayenthusiast.bsky.social•96 days ago

I literally have zero desire to see any sort of Christian content whatsoever.

I’m so sick of people using a religion I don’t even follow as if it were a universal belief everyone obeys.

polyglotprog.bsky.social•96 days ago

It's fine... they don't follow it either.. its a feature, not a bug.

mantarayenthusiast.bsky.social•96 days ago

It’s bizarre.

I don’t even think evangelical Christianity in the US should even be considered Christianity anymore.

It has nothing to do with the actual values of kindness, humility, charity and love that Jesus supposedly preached.

polyglotprog.bsky.social•96 days ago

Nope... you can thank the Southern Strategy for that...

paradoxicenigma.bsky.social•97 days ago

It’s a lich!

amazingmax2099.bsky.social•97 days ago

mariarrrr.bsky.social•97 days ago

I am not going back.

rollbohl.bsky.social•97 days ago

It legit feels like a dystopian copycat and the comments on there are giving….

heartnora.bsky.social•96 days ago

I started a rewatch of this last night after TT shut down 🙃

sleepyvolf.bsky.social•97 days ago

The most accurate statement.

itismashagain.bsky.social•97 days ago

It’s the same TikTok it was yesterday.

ariana-notgrande.bsky.social•96 days ago

I left! Deleted. Idk wtf that is, but I want no part.

twopennies.bsky.social•96 days ago

Me too

nydanna.bsky.social•96 days ago

I wonder if the kids are going to stay on with maga. If hope not.

jadefire.bsky.social•97 days ago

No, TikTok was already like that. They just took off the mask.

professorvex.bsky.social•97 days ago

twredfish.bsky.social•97 days ago

Agree

vagabond009.bsky.social•96 days ago

Yeah it's fucked

eviejeebie.bsky.social•96 days ago

I deleted the app and now it’s not available in the App Store- as I went in to delete my profile.
My teens still have theirs…

dontevolveme.bsky.social•97 days ago

I keep seeing this comparison and it 💯 tracks.

sarahliz13.bsky.social•97 days ago

This is exactly what I thought when I reopened the app.

wafflegirl.bsky.social•96 days ago

It quickly turned to commonwealth TikTok and was rather soothing and pleasant.

gertiemarie83.bsky.social•97 days ago

I am not seeing any difference. Insta and FB adds were running for 2 weeks before ban. It might change, but it hasn’t yet.

sleepyvolf.bsky.social•97 days ago

It is truly a corpse reawakened with the wrong soul.

amymeck.bsky.social•97 days ago

I just made a TikTok with this same thought WE ARE ALL THINKING IT IN UNISON

zomboy964.bsky.social•97 days ago

You die a hero, rise from the grave, live to see yourself sailor moon transform into the villain, then gain sentience long enough to see the ticking 90 day time b0mb strapped to your chest…

That’s the quote right???

moralitymuse.bsky.social•97 days ago

At this point, I self deleted. Whatever that is...I don't want it.

pufferella.bsky.social•97 days ago

Sometimes dead is bettah.

danihanks.bsky.social•97 days ago

Deleted and wiped my hands of it. Saved what I needed. It’s sad but no huge loss, and a lot of daily time gained 😂

ravensacrow.bsky.social•97 days ago

My screen time was down 60% today!

streetdepaved.bsky.social•97 days ago

There also seem to be a bunch of new, exactly the same style of exactly 5 photos, few followers, no posts accounts here, all of a sudden. Getting my block blockity block on.

bookwormreads.bsky.social•97 days ago

Tell me why tiktok now detects screenshots? A bit weird of you ask me

spoopyprincessx.bsky.social•97 days ago

Very weird. The amount of ss I took before it went dark yesterday is insane. I have a whole album full.

bookwormreads.bsky.social•97 days ago

Same! I didn't see that message yesterday and it's weird I saw it now.

begyourpardon.bsky.social•96 days ago

Wait… really?

bookwormreads.bsky.social•96 days ago

Yep - it didn't do that on Saturday before the shutdown

sincerlyourstruly.bsky.social•97 days ago

The amount of ss I have saved from before the ban............ 🤣🤣🤣 Receipts..

jesmy3.bsky.social•97 days ago

I won’t go back. I refuse to give the billionaire boys the W.

anxiousdivision.bsky.social•96 days ago

If anyone thinks giving China their data was a bad idea, wait until their bank accounts start mysteriously going dry.

aoxxi.bsky.social•96 days ago

The barrier was not meant to be broken...

suntal1111.bsky.social•96 days ago

Exactly. RIP Tik tok 🥀

kygranli.bsky.social•97 days ago

Deleted TikTok. FDT.

celzinger.bsky.social•96 days ago

I deleted it as soon as they posted their “thanks to trump” message. I said goodday!

nayblanch.bsky.social•96 days ago

I never could bring myself to click on that “welcome back” popup because his filthy name was in it. I’m learning to use Bluesky, and YouTube for all my educational, news and entertainment needs now.

rebmcc.bsky.social•96 days ago

Me too! That was even for me

southernkass.bsky.social•96 days ago

Me as well and now it’s not even in the App Store

vtskon.bsky.social•96 days ago

The pop up messages exalting trump instantly soured me on the app.

thenewnucleus.bsky.social•97 days ago

Super curious why anyone would go near an obviously corrupted platform that has become laughably obsequious towards Trump? Are TikTok users somehow immune to propaganda?

foxtailfcs.com•96 days ago

Most of us are aware of what's going on, but if you've been using it for income, spending a lot of time building your audience and communities it will take time to switch. We're telling people we're here, and giving everyone a chance to find us on other platforms before shutting the door entirely.

foxtailfcs.com•96 days ago

And so far it's the easiest way to keep making content more or less as planned. I tried YouTube Shorts but have run into copyright problems with background music, this app doesn't have a video feature itself yet, so for now sharing a TT is the way to stay actively posting.

juliejewls.bsky.social•96 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/feed/thevids

juliejewls.bsky.social•96 days ago

A video feature just dropped! I’ll find it and come back to link it for you!

missmessijessi.bsky.social•96 days ago

I really don't understand why other apps aren't just as good...I've never used TikTok but, I promise, I doom scroll short-form videos quite often. I just...use one of the many others...

logan-likes-cats.bsky.social•96 days ago

knwinternheimer.bsky.social•97 days ago

Yeah, exactly why I’m not going back. At least not yet. It doesn’t feel right. Something’s off.

kryspee.bsky.social•97 days ago

Brilliant analogy! Unfortunately demon cats and children are less dangerous.

reaptress.bsky.social•96 days ago

Bluesky is coming out with its own version, @skylight.social check them out — it’s in Beta you can apply by submitting a video details on their page

Along with this, they are coming out with “flashes” which will be their photo sharing app

No more X META TIKTOK AMAZON GOOGLE ETC = OLIGARCH MAGATS

reaptress.bsky.social•96 days ago

Other alternative platforms:

Spacehey, Substack, Discord, Reddit, Pinterest, Pixelfed, Neptune app & Hive are both women led/owned, Fanbase, Rednote, Flip, Spill

I’d also suggest https://Ecosia.com (they plant trees) or Duck Duck Go versus Google - neither donated $1 million to Tru*p like Google did -

nadirssidepiece.bsky.social•96 days ago

Everyone should be reading about psychological operations, what they are, and how long they've been using technology to control us. Research what "technofeudalism" is, and prepare accordingly. People should also understand what I mean when I say TikTok is now America's Radio Free Asia.

brefp.bsky.social•97 days ago

The way this makes sense tho..

bloodrainbowtrx.bsky.social•96 days ago

Take it down, shut it off. They can't use what isn't there, leave it empty. We can't take their power, but we can take their eyes

opaqiaghoulette.bsky.social•97 days ago

I legit said the exact same thing this morning when I saw it was back up. It's a Frankenstein's monster of what it once was.

chickpea7.bsky.social•97 days ago

No firm opinions on TikTok but this is funny

qua12.bsky.social•96 days ago

It will be Tik Toc in name only👍

kellina.bsky.social•96 days ago

the0ryth0t.bsky.social•96 days ago

Someone said “TikTok is in a zombie move and they definitely got bit but are trying to hide the bite” and I really feel that.

carolinewg.bsky.social•96 days ago

So we let them overtake another social platform and leave all the young minds to be molded? Or do we stage a sit it and refuse to leave or back down? Idk personally.

redhead44.bsky.social•96 days ago

Red note

anxiousdivision.bsky.social•96 days ago

Try the same for the resurrection.

joyousbee.bsky.social•97 days ago

I heard Herman Munster say that as I read it in that Maine Stephen King accent

papabeard.bsky.social•97 days ago

Yaaah, they’s fascists ovuh theyuh.

tylerkinesis.bsky.social•97 days ago

💀

honeybruh.bsky.social•96 days ago

I won’t even redownload it at this point, the CEO sold out to the tech bro oligarchy.

archaictorment.bsky.social•96 days ago

And some are running headlong into the jaws of an undead creature because they must have their short form videos.

thatwitchmia.bsky.social•97 days ago

I have been thinking of this analogy ALL DAY!

icpixiequeen.bsky.social•97 days ago

Deleted after I saw the comment. I liked it better when the U.S government didn’t have its hands on it.

nathanmccrane.bsky.social•96 days ago

My algorithm completely changed before it went dark to get str8 camps, church advertisements and right wing influencers. It's not the same platform. It will never be the same again now that the oligarchy has gotten ahold of it.

aresklaras.bsky.social•96 days ago

Just go to RedNote.
https://dfc-studio.com/blog/how-to-install-the-english-version-of-xiaohongshu-little-red-book-in-2024/

fantasygummy.bsky.social•94 days ago

I might be sus about that one...https://bsky.app/profile/fantasygummy.bsky.social/post/3lgbtnkrs4k2i

cipher88.bsky.social•96 days ago

HMMMMMMM seems suspicious to meeeee XD

rachelballa.bsky.social•96 days ago

Smartest take I’ve seen all day!!

cuttybrown.bsky.social•97 days ago

heads-up for the newly uploaded backdoor algorithm

matchoo97.bsky.social•96 days ago

The sudden censoring of searchable topics is the biggest ick for me. Just another way to silence us.

nadirssidepiece.bsky.social•96 days ago

This came up when I searched for multiple variations of "the truth about Donald Trump" you can't even search about Pennsylvania now either, as an entire state.

surpriseshawty.bsky.social•97 days ago

NOT the same app. Went back for the rest of my saved vids and out ✌🏻

jellothumbwrestler.bsky.social•95 days ago

gemerysperson.bsky.social•96 days ago

Dead is better for sure in this case!

cherrytreelove.bsky.social•96 days ago

I just left TikTok cause I was scrolling this morning and something about it feels wrong

gingermaealltheway.bsky.social•97 days ago

I deleted tiktok back in October before the election.

gingermaealltheway.bsky.social•97 days ago

mapchat.bsky.social•96 days ago

The censorship is out of control on there now.

playmore24.bsky.social•97 days ago

every horror film has warned us that you should never wake the dead...

emigamine.bsky.social•96 days ago

I kept saying if TikTok comes back it will, to quote Practical Magic, return as something “dark and unnatural” 😭

may-be-milo.bsky.social•97 days ago

Other than TikTok’s notices demonstrating their willingness to publicly fellate Donald Trump, is anything different about the app?

ree-michele.bsky.social•97 days ago

I went on for about 1 minute. It now tracks screenshot, they added the ability to edit after posting, and some other things. Which to me makes it obvious that this was preplanned to happen in advance. Less than 24hrs of downtime is the perfect amount to change and update a lot of things.

pnwcurlygirl.bsky.social•97 days ago

I’m a little afraid to ask, but I deleted the resurrection … so … How are you finding it shifted?

bjcolangelo.bsky.social•97 days ago

I’m getting conservative creators pushed on me despite NEVER engaging with that content.

bradandboujee.bsky.social•97 days ago

me too! but it happened the day before it was shutting down. suddenly charlie kirk and candace owens were showing up on my fyp! i was so mad and decided then and there i was done with it no matter the decision of its future.

may-be-milo.bsky.social•97 days ago

That’s been happening to me for the past year, seems like — though I did interact enough to get the occasional CVG. I also just went with “Not Interested” quite a bit, which didn’t help at all.

pnwcurlygirl.bsky.social•97 days ago

😣 Capitulation complete, I guess. Dammit.

laineyopkc1.bsky.social•97 days ago

Same, and I have “certain” content in my blocked phrases. Something is up…

lv2bu.bsky.social•97 days ago

It’s really different. I scrolled FYP for about 2 hours just listening to everyone and every post was FDT. But not the content I usually see.

esand33.bsky.social•96 days ago

I joked it's going to be "we give the invasion of Panama five big booms"

vincentahtch.bsky.social•96 days ago

Using it as an even deeper recon tool?

thefoxontherocks.bsky.social•96 days ago

It’s a state run propaganda machine

twopennies.bsky.social•96 days ago

Solidarity is crucial to change!

famous-poodle.bsky.social•97 days ago

Feels like a lot of people are posting that it no longer feels the same. I no longer feel the need to constantly scroll on there for hours

moosewithablanket.bsky.social•96 days ago

There's solid research that the algorithm was always manipulated by the CCP to push narratives that they wanted and suppress things they didn't want people to hear. Now it just serves them to encourage the US to engage in self-destruction. Helps that Trump is so corrupt and is easily bribed.

grizzagriz.bsky.social•97 days ago

It smells mighty sus, right?

dogthropology.bsky.social•96 days ago

Now its tikkktokkk, and if you say it out loud, the sound fits the vibe

sadiespells.bsky.social•97 days ago

yyuuuupp
I've gotten both an ad for Facebook and Instagram since it's come back

mamafett.bsky.social•97 days ago

I was getting those before it went down. And now I have deleted my account

maeve1975.bsky.social•96 days ago

This is so accurate. I deleted my account. Nothing more than a bait and switch.

vapornoir.bsky.social•97 days ago

Never used the damn thing but they definitely did some sneaky backdoor shit here...

juiceboxstronghold.bsky.social•97 days ago

Question. Could you always post gifs in the TikTok comments? Because I don’t think that was a thing

taiesha.bsky.social•96 days ago

It's been a quite recent thing

missy567.bsky.social•96 days ago

Agreed. I dumped it.

twopennies.bsky.social•96 days ago

Ditto

restlessrebel.bsky.social•97 days ago

Great analogy! 👍

softsniffs.bsky.social•96 days ago

Like Stephen King once wrote, “perfect paranoia is perfect awareness.” I’m not going back.

havocrising.bsky.social•96 days ago

That's what I'm saying! I went back to scout it out, felt the rancid vibes and immediately uninstalled that app. It gives off the same vibe as when they resurrected the little boy in that first movie!

splitletters.bsky.social•97 days ago

.....y'all realize that the app didn't go down for the rest of the world, right? It's not like a relaunch, they just turned the geoblock back off.

Your america-centrism is showing

bvimarlins.bsky.social•96 days ago

People probably allowed a bunch of spam in their feed from accounts that chose now to make their pivot, tale as old as algorithmic social media

thr33crt.bsky.social•97 days ago

It wouldn't have been difficult to change only the American side while they had us all offline

thiiirdperson.com•97 days ago

in twelve hours, over the weekend?

thr33crt.bsky.social•97 days ago

If the code and everything was ready to go then yeah. Websites and apps routinely go down usually between 2 and 4am on Sunday night to do maintenance and add/change features. I know my dad used to have to work overnights occasionally when the cell phone service he worked for launched new things

splitletters.bsky.social•96 days ago

Again, *it never went down*

It's a worldwide app, it's always daytime for a good chunk of the userbase, they don't have a 2-4am maintenance period

thr33crt.bsky.social•96 days ago

Just because it's a "worldwide app" doesn't mean it's either all on or off at the exact same time. It's made up of hundreds of individual chunks

thr33crt.bsky.social•96 days ago

You do realize that there's more than one server, and that all of America's data, is in America right? And that generally speaking you can turn off individual sections of any kind of network. You've probably seen notices on different apps that warn "this functionality will be down for maintenance".

devils-dank.bsky.social•96 days ago

Considering the entire ban was just a scheme to allow not only the shareholders to make money, but also put the app into the control of the government, is it so hard to believe they would’ve reworked the algorithm for Americans to fit their needs?

splitletters.bsky.social•96 days ago

You're still doing that thing where you think the entire world revolves around America.

devils-dank.bsky.social•88 days ago

Because they shut off… American servers?

candicebailey.bsky.social•96 days ago

Speaking as someone who has used the app in multiple countries, the platform looks different based on where your profile is set up. You v well could have an entirely different experience than US based users.

bluewave7.bsky.social•97 days ago

Love this post. That's exactly what happened. And that's why I deleted my account today. Difficult break up but I'll be damned if I'll be in bed with the president of tic toc who's in bed with Zuckerberg who's in bed with Trump (the puppet for billionaires). He could careless about the common man.

sebastianosmith.bsky.social•96 days ago

It does serve to illustrate just how quickly and easily changes both subtle and gross can be made to software at the whim of some power. It's almost as if the mechanisms to do so were already in place.