Princess Aurora Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago My cousin told me she's getting Facebook and Insta on her Tiktok account and she's from Italy where Tiktok hasn't been banned yet. I'm starting to think that Zuckerberg bought it
KingWitch Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago 4 minutes ago, GhostBox said: 💀 Wouldn't that be illegal? I'm pretty sure the Supreme Court ruling said they can extend for 90 days only if there's deal that's already in place , Trump just likes how this makes him once again the centre of attention, watch this land him in legal trouble again, dummy 2
Chris Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago 2 hours ago, Radical Pessimism said: using sucking a dick as an insult in atrl is hilarious
Gaia Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago 4 minutes ago, KingWitch said: Wouldn't that be illegal? I'm pretty sure the Supreme Court ruling said they can extend for 90 days only if there's deal that's already in place , Trump just likes how this makes him once again the centre of attention, watch this land him in legal trouble again, dummy The assumption is that Trump has already been working on a deal behind the scenes. Meta likely heavily lobbied for people to say yes to the ban and now there's a lot of noise that he's going to let Meta buy TikTok which shouldn't even be allowed after they also bought instagram. Lots of people who voted yes to the ban have recent acquired Meta stock (in last year or two). But istg if this was all a scam to force TikTok to sell to Meta I'm deleting all my meta apps regardless
Cesar Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago 50 minutes ago, on the line said: We rarely have rights with any commercial product. Any business can pull the plug on anything you use digitally at any moment, without notice or reason, and you can do nothing about it. Access to a mobile app is not a "right". It never has been. This is not the first - or last - social media app that will come and go. I'm not talking about how business can pull the plug on anything we use. I'm talking about how the government has the power to remove any app owned by a foreign entity in the name of 'National Security', when theres nothing out of the ordinary about TikTok, except that 1. it's partically owned by a foreign entity. 2. It isn't (or atleast) subjected to the same censorship on American social media owned apps. When has the government ever cared about the safety of Americans? If they REALLY wanted to address the issue on our privacy and data, they would've made strict privacy laws to protect Americans data. But they didn't. They choose to ban an app all because they exposed Israel is a colonal, genocidal state in the Middle East. Aswell as to appease their donor Meta, who's been struggling to keep up with their competitor TikTok. 3 1
formlessminutiae Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago (edited) Honest question: Proclaiming TikTok to be the "bread and circuses" that the government wants to burn/take seems to be a positive statement? The definition of these "breads and circuses" is a rouse by the government to entertain the masses not by their own merit but through falsehood. I just think the misuse of the term does indicate that the app is not the bastion of accurate information. Free speech does not beget truthfulness. In my conspiratorial mind, Meta seems to be taking advantage of this (not to the public's). Edited 5 hours ago by formlessminutiae
Cesar Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago 1 hour ago, Marianah Adkins said: What did you expect from the libs? They are the only ones who have the valid opinions. Elitist jerks are undermining what the vox populi thinks and cares about. Sad for them, all that they are doing is further destroying and diminishing the very democratic institutions they claim to cherish. I don't expect much from them at this point. They really are just fascists supporters in disguise.
Valgorie Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago The absolute meltdowns over this ban. I hope it stays in effect. TikTok is quite literally the worst thing that has happened to popular culture and people's ability to think critically. 1 4
Cesar Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago 5 minutes ago, Valgorie said: The absolute meltdowns over this ban. I hope it stays in effect. TikTok is quite literally the worst thing that has happened to popular culture and people's ability to think critically. You think Tiktok affected peoples ability to think critically? An app thats 5-7 years old? I think some of you give too much credit on an single app. There are various actual other factors why people can't think critically, the defunding public education since Reagan, no child left behind, etc. how about the other two brain rot apps by Meta (Facebook and Instagram) 3 1
CherieMoon Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago 17 minutes ago, Valgorie said: The absolute meltdowns over this ban. I hope it stays in effect. TikTok is quite literally the worst thing that has happened to popular culture and people's ability to think critically. Let me hold your hand when I say this but you're on the minority here 'cause millions of people want Tiktok. The problem here is the violation of freedom of speech, control over the app and censorship. Do you even think they care if our brains rot in there?
Communion Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago 3 hours ago, Forestboy said: Keep crying about an app hun, it's doing you no favours. Social media is not real employent, so nobody's "losing employment" at all. xoxo So then why doesn't the US government just do nationalization and appropriation without compensation on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, etc. so that the US directly controls these companies to avoid any chance of any foreign security risk ever, while not reimbursing the former CEOs and executives in anyway? It should be no harm or foul given that "social media is not real employment". 3
Relampago. Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago 11 minutes ago, Cesar said: You think Tiktok affected peoples ability to think critically? An app thats 5-7 years old? I think some of you give too much credit on an single app. There are various actual other factors why people can't think critically, the defunding public education since Reagan, no child left behind, etc. how about the other two brain rot apps by Meta (Facebook and Instagram) It certainly isn't helping. Meta's algorithm doesn't even come close to what Tiktok does. Tiktok's is so much better it's scary. It's like that Black Mirror episode where the social media worker takes himself hostage because of how he feels it's used to suck people in and manipulate their minds. Yeah, the other factors are more important but they don't have quick and easy fixes. Tiktok being banned is certainly a censorship issue, but that ship has sailed. If/when it comes back, I'm sure Meta will have purchased it and they'll find some way to censor content that's going on there if they really want to. I really do think it's best to be left banned, an American company with an algorithm as powerful as Tiktok's sounds like an even bigger disaster for our society. 6 minutes ago, CherieMoon said: Let me hold your hand when I say this but you're on the minority here 'cause millions of people want Tiktok. The problem here is the violation of freedom of speech, control over the app and censorship. Do you even think they care if our brains rot in there? I know the US government has no good intentions with their ban, it's simply being anti-competitive and also engaging with censorship, but the way Tiktok trends have morphed so much about society so quickly is terrifying. Yes, Facebook and IG and Twitter are all awful too, and I wish we could oust those websites as well, but having one defeated would at least be a small step in the right direction imo. Tbh, I don't think banning Tiktok will have that much of a huge effect on the brain rot, it's like throwing a bucket of water on a burning house, but if Meta/Zuckerberg actually purchases it and Trump verifies it's not a "national security threat", I can only imagine the monster it'll become. Then it'll be like throwing buckets of gasoline on a burning house. 2
Forestboy Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago 57 minutes ago, GhostBox said: 💀 oh, look... the orange man is talking absolute nonsense once again. 1
Soup in Teapot Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago I don't think Beijing will allow it to be sold to a US company. The soft power of China feels unreal. I thought they are declining these years. Another lie from legacy media. 1
MAKSIM Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago (edited) 24 minutes ago, Cesar said: You think Tiktok affected peoples ability to think critically? An app thats 5-7 years old? I think some of you give too much credit on an single app. There are various actual other factors why people can't think critically, the defunding public education since Reagan, no child left behind, etc. how about the other two brain rot apps by Meta (Facebook and Instagram) The 1-2-3 knockout punch of Remote Learning during COVID, tik tok and chat GPT are huge. Each by themselves would singularly be of huge consequence, but their combination is the biggest "disruption" in public education since the wide availability of internet in homes and will have generational consequences. I use the word disruption since you can make the argument that the wide availability of a tool like Chat GPT can be both a positive or negative disruption, the accessibility of remote learning can mean greater access to educational opportunity can be positive (or negative in that it provides less opportunities for social community during adolescence) Edited 4 hours ago by MAKSIM 2
mxoonlight Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago I am holding space for you, anti-brain rot. Sharing sentiments on fringe hub of brain rot, ATRL.net. Proof in context that ignorance precedes outlet.
mxoonlight Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago 6 minutes ago, Soup in Teapot said: I don't think Beijing will allow it to be sold to a US company. The soft power of China feels unreal. I thought they are declining these years. Another lie from legacy media. that man decrying them in the name for fear-mongering when he's been taking notes and wants their nachos
Bhabylon Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago (edited) 4 hours ago, Forestboy said: Keep crying about an app hun, it's doing you no favours. Social media is not real employent, so nobody's "losing employment" at all. xoxo People have marketing jobs, hun. People's jobs, like my own, are literally to work with brands to market on such platforms. It's not all just influencers. Some of you are so dense. Edited 4 hours ago by Bhabylon
TiaTamera Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago 22 minutes ago, Rep2000 said: All the while he's the one that signed an executive order to ban it. There are people who literally believe that the ban started under Biden's administration 1
Rep2000 Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago 3 minutes ago, TiaTamera said: All the while he's the one that signed an executive order to ban it. There are people who literally believe that the ban started under Biden's administration The same Trump who insisted on signing the Covid stimulus check, it's all about stealing and taking credits for him. 1
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