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TikTok has literally nothing to do with informing tho… it’s literally the opposite.

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All news agencies in my country have a tik tok account and regularly use it to publish exactly the same news as they do on their newspapers or on TV. I don’t see how watching that news on tik tok is any different that turning on the TV and watching it there.

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14 points

Then you haven’t used it. The Reddit stream of 100% hate towards TikTok without understanding it is a very bad take. It provided a ton of momentum in recent US social movements.

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Ya it’s literally the easiest way to get a quick video on something you wanna learn. Not to mention (unlike other platforms) you get a friendly face that teaches it to you

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2 points

Right! I don’t get the hate

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7 points

Not a fan of TikTok, but they did this because they weren’t towing the line on the master race’s genocide as an example to others who would dare defy the racial hierarchy of the West. That seems DEEPLY problematic on EVERY level.

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Not really. There are plenty of social media apps and services that aren’t toeing the line. TikTok is being targeted because of their relatioship with China.

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5 points

Mitt Romney explicitly admitted that the ban was due to TikTok not toeing the line on Palestine.

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2 points

Singapore

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I could be wrong, but I believe they TikTok ban stuff was in motion before Oct. 7 (assuming that’s what you’re referring to). Someone correct me if I’m wrong.

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It was proposed and fizzled back under Trump 45, but the broad bipartisan effort that wasn’t a few weirdos preening as China hawks was alllllll because they were mad the kids weren’t happy about the genocide, which clearly must be communist propaganda, not, you know, morals. Mitt Romney literally admitted it.

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I dunno… I was informed a lot on TikTok. Like, 2020-2022 I had a whole lot of “I was X years old when I learned this…” thanks to Black and Brown creators who got a voice on TikTok that was lacking anywhere else.

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It’s literally the main reason people found out there was a genocide happening in Gaza.

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Who?

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That’s simply not true, you just spend too much time on TikTok

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I’m simply engaging with reality. The funny part that this is openly admitted, but here we have you pretending it’s not the case. https://www.commondreams.org/news/mitt-romney-tiktok

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You just need to train your algorithm, my tik tok always show a lot of interesting educational stuff. I can’t remember the last time I saw any kind of soft porn there, my Instagram on the other hand is always shoving big and hard gym booties on my face.

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