r/technology • u/MrKillaMidnight • Jan 19 '25

Social Media TikTok is down in the US

https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/18/24346961/tiktok-shut-down-banned-in-the-us
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u/Veda007 Jan 19 '25

I used to be a guy that chuckled when I saw something weeks later on instagram or facebook that originated on reddit. Now that’s pretty much true for reddit content coming from tiktok.

Now I only have reddit since tiktok is banned and I’ve deleted twitter and meta apps.

Don’t let me down Snu.

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u/TwiceAsGoodAs Jan 19 '25

This is the real. Reddit is the only good platform left. Or like the best left, I guess. I'm just hoping reddit's value as a training set keeps the lights on and the politicians away.

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u/Idiotology101 Jan 19 '25

Reddit isn’t good, it’s not even really better than other social media. In its own ways it’s worse than others.

That being said, it’s the only one I still use because I like it, even if I have to pretend a lot of the site doesn’t exist.

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u/TwiceAsGoodAs Jan 19 '25 edited Jan 19 '25

I know what you mean. This place is full of bots and trolls and all sorts of trash. But it is still the only place around where people can talk to random other people about topics. It's the closest thing we have to a "public square". I think this is a vitally important function, especially now