Clemson University to ban TikTok on all campus networks effective Monday, July 10.

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    1 year ago

    Because the only reason to bsn TikTok are racist reasons. Their practices have been examined closely and found to be less invasive than they rest. And Facebook, they’re horrible.

    The reasons usually given are mumbled generalities but refer to China getting access to American citizen data.

    “China” seems to be the common theme.

    The very data for sale on the open market. It’s all bullshit.

    I’m not defending TikTok and certainly not Chinese govt practices. They do evil. But no evidence of it in this instance.

      • Red Wizard 🪄@lemmygrad.ml
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        1 year ago

        It’s weird to think that you would support banning TikTok because of the influence China might have on US Culture, but are totally cool with the fact that Facebook is a tool of cultural export across the whole globe. I don’t remember the last time TikTok was the instrument of genocide, but hey, if you want to support that, go for it.

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        1 year ago

        I never said that shortform content is bad or that tik tok should be banned. I just couldn’t care less about the app because it just doesn’t have anything in particular that interests me. If it did I would be using tik tok and not lemmy lol. The comment above just kinda rubbed me the wrong way i guess.

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        1 year ago

        Then don’t use TikTok? But also, TikTok does up to 10min videos? It’s weird that your reaction is “Shortform content is bad and we should ban the app”

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          1 year ago

          Oops, I think I just sent the response to myself lol. but yeah. Vine was entertaining. Tik tok just didn’t click with me.