▲ 866 ▼ Trump says TikTok should be tweaked to become “100% MAGA” (arstechnica.com) submitted 1 year ago by tonytins@pawb.social to c/technology@lemmy.world 261 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] shiroininja@lemmy.world 70 points 1 year ago (10 children) I’m glad I never installed that shitty app permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago Mobile web or bust. And man have some websites gone bust... permalink fedilink source parent [–] NormalOnNSFW@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 1 year ago I used it for the first and last time after Charlie Kirk, because it was one of the few places where the memes were more or less unmoderated. They’re going to have a fun time trying to crack down on that I guess. permalink fedilink source parent [–] dickalan@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (7 children) I used to be like you I used to think it was just full of young kids doing silly dances, turns out a lot of information doesn’t really need more than two or three minutes to explain it and everything else is fluff so yeah, it’s a great place. I don’t know where this hate comes from. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [+] Lfrith@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago* (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dickalan@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago (3 children) You can easily avoid big influencers on the app. It’s a lot of small people sharing bits and pieces of their individual lives for entertainment And Education It’s so great. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] Lfrith@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago* (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dickalan@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) Well, we do live in a social world, and regardless of what people will tell you, the Internet is not fake, it’s very real, but I’m not going to try to convince you to check it out, just let you know that you are missing some quality information content, and maybe new favorite people that you wouldn’t otherwise be exposed to. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] shiroininja@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (1 child) Short form video is the single best propaganda machine there is. You don’t get context, so it’s easy to manipulate events. Also, for some reason, people really fall for the “authority” of some rando talking into a camera like they know what the hell they’re talking about. Every time somebody shows me a TikTok video as a reference or to make a point, the information is either fake or completely incorrect. Not to mention, The algorithm feeds you more of these talking heads and makes you think it’s the general consensus permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] dickalan@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago These are all good points, but I fact check and I don’t fall for stupid easily shareable meme bullshit, everybody’s algorithm is their own so yeah echo chambers are easy to get into but it’s mostly just slice of life type content. That’s the really good stuff permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago Mobile web or bust. And man have some websites gone bust... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NormalOnNSFW@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 1 year ago I used it for the first and last time after Charlie Kirk, because it was one of the few places where the memes were more or less unmoderated. They’re going to have a fun time trying to crack down on that I guess. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dickalan@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (7 children) I used to be like you I used to think it was just full of young kids doing silly dances, turns out a lot of information doesn’t really need more than two or three minutes to explain it and everything else is fluff so yeah, it’s a great place. I don’t know where this hate comes from. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [+] Lfrith@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago* (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dickalan@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago (3 children) You can easily avoid big influencers on the app. It’s a lot of small people sharing bits and pieces of their individual lives for entertainment And Education It’s so great. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] Lfrith@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago* (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dickalan@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) Well, we do live in a social world, and regardless of what people will tell you, the Internet is not fake, it’s very real, but I’m not going to try to convince you to check it out, just let you know that you are missing some quality information content, and maybe new favorite people that you wouldn’t otherwise be exposed to. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] shiroininja@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (1 child) Short form video is the single best propaganda machine there is. You don’t get context, so it’s easy to manipulate events. Also, for some reason, people really fall for the “authority” of some rando talking into a camera like they know what the hell they’re talking about. Every time somebody shows me a TikTok video as a reference or to make a point, the information is either fake or completely incorrect. Not to mention, The algorithm feeds you more of these talking heads and makes you think it’s the general consensus permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] dickalan@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago These are all good points, but I fact check and I don’t fall for stupid easily shareable meme bullshit, everybody’s algorithm is their own so yeah echo chambers are easy to get into but it’s mostly just slice of life type content. That’s the really good stuff permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Lfrith@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago* (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dickalan@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago (3 children) You can easily avoid big influencers on the app. It’s a lot of small people sharing bits and pieces of their individual lives for entertainment And Education It’s so great. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] Lfrith@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago* (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dickalan@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) Well, we do live in a social world, and regardless of what people will tell you, the Internet is not fake, it’s very real, but I’m not going to try to convince you to check it out, just let you know that you are missing some quality information content, and maybe new favorite people that you wouldn’t otherwise be exposed to. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] dickalan@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago (3 children) You can easily avoid big influencers on the app. It’s a lot of small people sharing bits and pieces of their individual lives for entertainment And Education It’s so great. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] Lfrith@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago* (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dickalan@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) Well, we do live in a social world, and regardless of what people will tell you, the Internet is not fake, it’s very real, but I’m not going to try to convince you to check it out, just let you know that you are missing some quality information content, and maybe new favorite people that you wouldn’t otherwise be exposed to. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[+] Lfrith@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago* (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dickalan@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) Well, we do live in a social world, and regardless of what people will tell you, the Internet is not fake, it’s very real, but I’m not going to try to convince you to check it out, just let you know that you are missing some quality information content, and maybe new favorite people that you wouldn’t otherwise be exposed to. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] dickalan@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) Well, we do live in a social world, and regardless of what people will tell you, the Internet is not fake, it’s very real, but I’m not going to try to convince you to check it out, just let you know that you are missing some quality information content, and maybe new favorite people that you wouldn’t otherwise be exposed to. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] shiroininja@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (1 child) Short form video is the single best propaganda machine there is. You don’t get context, so it’s easy to manipulate events. Also, for some reason, people really fall for the “authority” of some rando talking into a camera like they know what the hell they’re talking about. Every time somebody shows me a TikTok video as a reference or to make a point, the information is either fake or completely incorrect. Not to mention, The algorithm feeds you more of these talking heads and makes you think it’s the general consensus permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] dickalan@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago These are all good points, but I fact check and I don’t fall for stupid easily shareable meme bullshit, everybody’s algorithm is their own so yeah echo chambers are easy to get into but it’s mostly just slice of life type content. That’s the really good stuff permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dickalan@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago These are all good points, but I fact check and I don’t fall for stupid easily shareable meme bullshit, everybody’s algorithm is their own so yeah echo chambers are easy to get into but it’s mostly just slice of life type content. That’s the really good stuff permalink fedilink source parent