Comment on US lawmakers vote 50-0 to force sale of TikTok despite angry calls from users

• Nacktmull@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Yes but unlike Facebook and other platforms, Tik Tok is aimed at and consumed by minors specifically.

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  • StevenSaus@midwest.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Unlike? I think you mean they’re JEALOUS of TikTok’s appeal to minors…

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    • Krauerking@lemy.lol ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I think people forget that Meta owns Instagram which is known to have a very young user base.

      They are even currently Suing the FTC because they want to monetize minors more

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    • Nacktmull@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      What I mean is that Facebook for example is aimed at and consumed by older adults in the first place. Young people in fact see it as a boomer platform.

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      • ccdfa@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        When I was a kid and Facebook was new, I remember everyone wanting an account. The way I see it, Facebook just kept those users who wanted it when it was new. Who’s to say that the same won’t be true of TikTok later?

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  • Lulzagna@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    How?

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    • Nacktmull@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      By design. The format (short video clips) and the optimization for being used on phones (not computers) makes it attractive for kids.

      [businessinsider.com/tiktok-children-users-data-pr…](TikTok reportedly has 18 million users who are 14 or younger, renewing concerns for children’s safety)

      [www.nytimes.com/…/tiktok-underage-users-ftc.html](A Third of TikTok’s U.S. Users May Be 14 or Under, Raising Safety Questions)

      [cnbc.com/…/tiktok-usage-topped-instagram-in-2021-…](63% of Americans between the ages of 12 and 17 used TikTok on a weekly basis)

      [digitalmusicnews.com/…/tiktok-users-mostly-childr…](Report Estimates One-Third of TikTok Users Are Children Age 14 and Under)

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      • Lulzagna@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Kids using tiktok and tiktok specifically targeting children to use their platform are distinctly different. Just because kids use tiktok doesn’t mean it’s because they were lured there. Those metrics identify that tiktok is popular.

        I appreciate your opinion, but short video clips on Mobile devices are nothing inherent to children. Now if tiktok was giving you pokemon for signing up or posting of their platform, then there’d be a valid argument

        Getting back to the original context - the argument that Tiktok should be shut down because “it’s short videos on mobile platforms that’s popular among teens” is lunacy. Everyone is throwing shade at me and not realizing how absurd their argument is.

        I’m not acting in bad faith either. I did care about the date of tiktok, but I’m seeing a trend of vilification without proper logical discourse. It’s disconcerting to say the least.

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    • aniki@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Advertising.

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      • Lulzagna@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Source? Examples?

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