• corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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    6 months ago

    The public [who] wants TikTok will get TikTok

    In my family and peer group, the people who want to use tiktok and the people who could get and use a VPN to access a side-loaded tiktok app, has no intersect group. It’s just a bridge too far for all of them.

    I’ll push them onto the fediverse yet.

    • WillySpreadum@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      Worst part about Lemmy being a tech heavy space is that so many users spout shit like “They’re not banning it, just deplatforming it” like yes, dipshit, that’s effectively a ban for something like 99% of people. You think 100,000,000 people are gonna fucking sideload the app? Love this place but it can be a bubble sometimes.

      • ArmokGoB@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        6 months ago

        Deplatforming is equivalent to banning in basically every instance. The public town square doesn’t exist in the digital world we all operate in. Change my mind.

      • qwerty@discuss.tchncs.de
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        6 months ago

        Situations like this are a good opportunity to increase the rate of tech literacy in a broader population or to promote decentralized solutions, but unfortunately that’s a pipe dream.