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In reply to the discussion: "Crooked Joe Biden is responsible for banning TikTok." - Trump [View all]dembotoz
(16,832 posts)10. shoot ourselves in the foot
for no damn good reason
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Actually it's soon 15 years (all but one year of Gen Z) of Gen Z on TikTok (1997 to 2011 born) Next year the
Celerity
Apr 23
#68
If TikTok goes, why wouldn't people just shift to some similar app? What's so special about it?
Gidney N Cloyd
Apr 22
#5
I dont do Tiktok much but from what I have seen Youtube shorts is nearly identical.
honest.abe
Apr 22
#12
So have fun explaining to 150 million + users how setting TikTok up to be banned
LuvLoogie
Apr 22
#56
Hey you're already on tik tok, maybe you should explain it to your community.
emulatorloo
Apr 22
#57
The situation? It is owned by a Chinese company, providing user data to the Chinese government.
emulatorloo
Apr 23
#62
"pass laws dealing with security and privacy" How do we get the Chinese govt to comply with those US laws?
emulatorloo
Apr 23
#64
Yes I remember when the world ended after the demise of MySpace. Reminder, tik tok isn't banned
emulatorloo
Apr 22
#55
Are they posting content exclusively on TikTok? Or are they duplicating it on other platforms?
Gidney N Cloyd
Apr 23
#70
I challenge you to join TikTok and start using it. It's about the communities and individual voices.
LuvLoogie
Apr 22
#40
Biden joined TikTok and did an ad... I too think it'll piss off (mostly) young people
IcyPeas
Apr 22
#9
Yeah. It's an inconsistent look for Biden's campaign to be on tiktok while he's trying to ban it.
Pretty Fly
Apr 22
#11
I may be missing something here - Banning TikTok would make it ever more popular
Brother Buzz
Apr 22
#29
A lot of people have built their businesses around tiktok OR it's their full time job
ecstatic
Apr 22
#41