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In reply to the discussion: "Crooked Joe Biden is responsible for banning TikTok." - Trump [View all]honest.abe
(9,238 posts)14. Trump will claim everything is Biden's fault no matter what.
If Biden exempts Tiktok from this ban and allows it to function as is, Trump will then say Crooked Biden is a China lover. We can't jump every time Trump says something. Ignore the fool.
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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 2024
#68
If TikTok goes, why wouldn't people just shift to some similar app? What's so special about it?
Gidney N Cloyd
Apr 2024
#5
I dont do Tiktok much but from what I have seen Youtube shorts is nearly identical.
honest.abe
Apr 2024
#12
So have fun explaining to 150 million + users how setting TikTok up to be banned
LuvLoogie
Apr 2024
#56
Hey you're already on tik tok, maybe you should explain it to your community.
emulatorloo
Apr 2024
#57
The situation? It is owned by a Chinese company, providing user data to the Chinese government.
emulatorloo
Apr 2024
#62
The point is it was consumers and the market that made those decisions. You
Maru Kitteh
Apr 2024
#45
"pass laws dealing with security and privacy" How do we get the Chinese govt to comply with those US laws?
emulatorloo
Apr 2024
#64
Yes I remember when the world ended after the demise of MySpace. Reminder, tik tok isn't banned
emulatorloo
Apr 2024
#55
Are they posting content exclusively on TikTok? Or are they duplicating it on other platforms?
Gidney N Cloyd
Apr 2024
#70
I challenge you to join TikTok and start using it. It's about the communities and individual voices.
LuvLoogie
Apr 2024
#40
Biden joined TikTok and did an ad... I too think it'll piss off (mostly) young people
IcyPeas
Apr 2024
#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 2024
#11
I may be missing something here - Banning TikTok would make it ever more popular
Brother Buzz
Apr 2024
#29
So, each individual Tik Toc post would have to be hosted by a third party?
Brother Buzz
Apr 2024
#46
A lot of people have built their businesses around tiktok OR it's their full time job
ecstatic
Apr 2024
#41
Yeah there's something about this whole thing that doesn't pass the smell test.
Initech
Apr 2024
#60