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/neonklingon Jan 19 '25 edited Jan 19 '25

I don’t think it’s that simple. Lots of corners of TikTok are smarter than that

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u/CrouchingTortoise Jan 19 '25

Good luck convincing people of that here lol every thread about TikTok just boils down to calling them addicted idiots. Despite the fact that the app is a social media platform that creates a ton of niche sub communities full of people. Just like Reddit.

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u/ManufacturerFair4864 Jan 19 '25

Fr, Ive seen left and right wing propaganda but if it's politics I just scroll till I get a funny skit

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u/peach_xanax Jan 19 '25

I've literally never seen right wing stuff, guess the algorithm knows me better than that lol

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u/newyearnewmenu Jan 19 '25

And if I ever DID see MAGA, I knew to keep watching because somebody else stitched it to break it down piece by piece. Tiktok never failed me in that regard