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TikTok's CEO is feeling the pressure and users are freaking out (www.businessinsider.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (23 children)

They're banning it because they blame tick tok for the pro Palestinian movement. Zuck and Google have been spying on users for decades.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

my master plan, of laughing at people when the government overstepping is complete is FINALLY coming to fruition.

/s for those who haven't already discovered it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (12 children)

There are a million startups chomping at the bit to create or have their existing app become the TikTok replacement in the event it does get banned.

This is the nature of American Capitalism. A monopolistic entity is broken up for this reason or that thereby making way for competition. According to all those economists, competition is good and breeds innovation.

I don't have a problem with this. Next go for Google, Meta, Apple, and Microsoft too.