TikTokers are heading to UpScrolled following US takeover (www.theverge.com)

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[-] nulluser@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Its website says the platform will remain “impartial” to political agendas, won’t shadowban users or content, and will “uphold social responsibility.”

I don't feel, in this day and age, like you can be politically impartial (i.e. allow fascists to use your platform to spread propaganda) while simultaneously upholding social responsibility (i.e. not allow fascists to use your platform to spread propaganda).

[-] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yeah, I gave it a shot. I opened the app, and immediately scrolled past a “Jews are secretly ruling the world” conspiracy theory post from a user named something like @ItsAlwaysTheJews… Okay, maybe a fluke. Not a great first impression, but let’s see what else the app has to offer. Then a few posts later there was a “Hitler was right about the Jews” post.

So yeah, it has definitely fallen prey to the Nazi Bar problem.

[-] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 0 points 3 months ago

They are switching in huge numbers. Literally dozens!

[-] dukemirage@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

So when it was owned by China with the same spiral of destructive propaganda it was fine? ok

[-] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Was tiktok trying to prevent people from talking about the PedoTUS's best bud Jeff, even in DMs? Or is that part cool with you?

[-] dukemirage@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago

I'm not that deep into MAGA lore that I'd knew what PedoTUS means or who's Jeff and I'm sure TikTok sucks more than ever, but my point is, it always sucked infernally, from day one, and never should have been used in the first place.

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[-] gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 3 months ago

Literally never heard of the website until today, this article is wildly overexaggerating

[-] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

I mean, it’s charted #1 on social media on the app stores. It’s an explosive rise in popularity, but that’s not unheard of. If anything, I suspect that the popularity is manufactured. It’s likely some company running an astroturf campaign to capitalize on the fact that people are tired of TikTok’s censorship BS.

[-] Psythik@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

Are these people unaware that YouTube Shorts is a thing?

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[-] SickofReddit@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago

I never use Tick Tock but when I saw this headline I decided to sign up for this. All I saw was a bunch of it Arabic writing and Arabic posts. It might be popular but it's not popular in North America. Deleted immediately.

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[-] itsathursday@lemmy.world -2 points 3 months ago

How is the change any worse than the current state? Isn’t this all just propaganda anyway to tank the value after the change?

[-] itsathursday@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago

Thanks for the downvotes lemmings, only asking a valid question

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