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surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 4 months agoWhy must people yuck other people’s yum?
I used to watch Tiktok a lot. It’s the primary way I heard and learned about left side politics. It has it’s uses.
Marketsupreme@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Yeah I genuinely see no difference between tiktok and other social media. Everyone on reddit/lemmy loves to hate on tiktok I never really got why. If it’s because of data collection they’re doing nothing any different than Facebook, insta, etc. Now X, that’s another story lol.
TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
I think Western people just have a bias where it’s fine if their own country does it, but when their boogeyman China is doing the same exact thing, it’s all of the sudden scary and bad.
I, personally, think TikTok is not great for people or society, but I have the same exact feelings about Facebook, Instagram, and all of the major Western run social media stuff. TikTok is by no means any worse than them. For that reason, Lemmy is the only social media account I have at this point. The majority of the people criticizing TikTok are hypocritical, though.
Adanisi@lemmy.zip 4 months ago
Yeah. All of these social media platforms are pretty bad. TikTok has been caught abusing android bugs, basically behaving like a virus. I’m sure the others have done something similar.
Marketsupreme@lemm.ee 4 months ago
I agree! I think algorithms made with a profit incentive are harmful. I also think tiktok has been super impactful in a positive way to bring people together in a more human way than traditional sm allows for.
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 4 months ago
It’s harder to be a total dick when you have to show your face. I think that’s part of my TT seems more positive.