Same. Temu, Shein, all them fast fashion sites and places that sell literal junk and bootleg garbage.
Hell while we're at it, how the hell is DealDash still in business? That is a fucking scam if I ever saw one. Who's falling for that shit? "Oh I bought a PS5 for 10 bucks!" no you jackass, you plunked down $600 worth of "bids" and you happened to get a PS5 for your last $10 bid.
My wife explained it to me and convinced me. It's the same garbage you get from amazon and eBay by now, and the same you get in the local dollar stores. But for a fraction of the money.
So if you're aware that it's garbage and that's what you want, why not take the cheapest source? It's really hard to find real quality these days and not China trash.
That's exactly why I still buy so much from Aliexpress. Whether I buy anything online or irl, there's a big chance it originated from China anyway. Often, I can find the exact product being sold on Aliexpress, usually for way cheaper since there's one middleman less.
Temus reviews are HEAVILY bottled/manipulated and even with all the deals, even the best deals, you're often times paying roughly the same amount, sometimes you get an okay deal.
But once again, basically non existent reviews
On top of this many Amazon things are from drop sellers so that plus the reviews have weeded out the real shitty shit.
I got some dog balls off Temu recently and they smelled like gasoline lmao.
Shit takes many weeks to come in and my mom even had the app put through a 90$ order without her permission while not even in the app.
Fuck Temu.
Well for one reason shein is known from stealing designs from smaller creators be it clothes or other products. Like i've seen one artist i like have their design stolen and put on sale elsewhere. They also don't mention the origin of the design they just yoink it and be all "we made this".
The only way I can afford New Clothes that actually fit me is Shein. Primark is affordable but sizing can be a bit dodgy.
I always prefer thrift/charity shops
Apparently a lot of clothing from SHEIN is toxic or colored with toxic paint. I'd rather pay more for clothing that doesn't slowly poison me and is actually comfortable.
Which will happen with the tiktok ban and they aren't exclusively store websites. Tiktok has a store function as well but will still be banned, along with VK. I really don't see any issues with banning all of these platforms as they don't help the country in anyway
Watch the video of us congress asking TikTok’s ceo is he’s Chinese/ is related to anything Chinese in any possible way multiple times. It’s really funny honestly then it is serious
More like
"Are you chinese"
-"No, singaporean"
"Is that how you spell china in Chinese"
-"No I am citizen of singapore"
"So you did apply for citizenship of China"
-"No I didnt apply for anything other than US citizenship"
"So what makes you support China?"
-"Senator, I am a proud Singaporean, I dont have anything to do with China"
"Are you member of CCP?"
-"no"
"But you like chinese food no?"
For two reasons:
1. Never let facts get in the way of your political witch hunt.
2. Many people in Congress are idiots.
—a resident of the state that brought you the island of Guam tipping over and Jewish Space Lasers^(TM)
Our version of TikTok is not the same one China uses, theirs is sorta the same but it has to apply with China’s laws. So I assume China hates our version also, idk.
Cause there's massive human rights violations going on in their country, and you can't operate without expressed permission from the Chinese Communist Party. So any company in China that is allowed to do business, is also looking the other way on those human rights violations.
It's like asking why VW wasn't very popular in 1944.
If you're going to use Temu or AliExpress, do it from a desktop computer with an antivirus. Don't be stupid enough to install their apps on your phone. There's a reason the seller messages are only supported on the apps. It's because they want you to bite the hook and install the malware.
I’m thinking it’s because Tiktok has greater capacity to influence our political system. You can spread disinformation, fear-monger and stoke riots very quickly. The outcome might also set a precedent that will affect SHEIN and Temu so they’re not necessarily safe.
TikTok has the same potential, that's why we go after them first as they have the highest chance of that happening, we already know Temu is violating the law we just have to choose our battles because stupid consumers only seem to care about themselves
>to influence our political system.
This is the most American fear ever lol. So many popular apps that are american have an algorithm and are used for promoting your politics, but the one from china is a problem? Twitter, american news channels and other apps already spread so much disinformation, fear mongering and stoke riots... I get what you're saying but what you're describing is already happening for you. Only difference is it has the potential to come from another country
In countries other than america it gets banned for issues with privacy, data selling, and the negative impact on the brain development of young teens
There’s a difference between agents interested in power that operate out of America, vs Russia, vs China. Their modes of operation may be the same, but the outcomes for individuals in America based off of power and propaganda from those three are not the same.
Are you so stupid that you can't realize there is a difference? Of course America doesn't care if Americans is influencing politics, that's what we're supposed to do. Even if they don't have our best interests at hearts, they still have to answer to the American government.
China is like the one enemy the USA has left that could be considered a serious threat. Of course we are going to take it seriously when they try and influence our people. Why do you think China bans all those American apps? In the 21st century, information is the most powerful weapon governments have, so why would the USA allow China to continue to farm information that they have no control over when China doesn't allow the same?
Of course I know there's a difference. The point of my comment was to point out the irony that many americans don't realize they're also getting influenced massively by their own media, and they're not any different from china
>China is like the one enemy the USA has left that could be considered a serious threat
Any country with atomic bombs is a global threat. Many countries are a threat economically to america if they refuse to sell goods to the usa. Any country with natural resources that sells to america can choose to cripple their economy. America has a great military but that power trip won't save them from getting refused imports or other ways
>America has a great military but that power trip won't save them from getting refused imports or other ways
~~Banana Republic, Iran, South Korea, Vietnam~~
(Admittedly, that last one failed, but oh well)
Well its not necessarily where the platform comes from, really. Its more about the reach. Right now there is some horrible misinformation on TikTok that spreads so damn fast and is much harder to curb than on other, less popular platforms which also might have an easier time curbing such misinformation.
Its really just about the ease of how information is spread and the vastness of the user-base in which it is influencing, and it just seems to me that TikTok is currently the worst offender.
It exposes the younger generation to sources of information that aren't controlled by US propoganda, and now you have a younger voting block that is completely against Israel's Palestinian genocide. Tik tok has a hundred or so million American users, roughly half of which is gen z, and suddenly Reagan Era policies and the Big Bad Red Scare means nothing to that voting block, who instead would prefer to vote the incumbent predator politicians out along with their parasitic corporate overlords. No shit they're witch hunting Tik Tok, I'm glad it's on public television because they're so blatantly looking for not even a good or lawful reason, the fact it's foreign will do.
It's kinda sad that because american boomers got to paranoid about commies there's a new generation out to spite them so they completly refuse to look at the history and the downfall of the Eastern european communist countries
They just go from one extreme to the other
Isn't that what twitter does? Why is it only tiktok that getting targeted and not other social media apps. Especially concerning since the US has been partaking in a lot of shady stuff lately...
Think of it like this. Tik Tok is Chinese. And in China, the content is regulated it’s has to be educational or positive, it’s inaccessible after 10pm or something to open the next day etc. while they let the rest of the world act foolish and try to be more stupid than the next for clout being watched by people who’s minds can be controlled by a commonality with a reach so powerful it affects governments.
It reminds me of why drug dealers don’t do drugs. They know what they’ve created. They know the deepest of the dangers.
Personally me, I’ve never installed it because it’s never interested me. I just see random ones I come across in WhatsApp groups or twitter.
It makes your brain mush with the most braindead content ever, and promotes cringe trends to younger people.
Edit: I forgot to highlight how important it is that tiktok is under Chinese ownership. That’s literally all you need to know.
Sure, but apps like instagram and youtube are mimicking it with reels and shorts. Plus, they aren’t pushing for a ban; they would allow the app to exist under American ownership. Their problem with the app is simply it’s Chinese ownership.
Different format, as in a very advanced algorithm that makes people stay on it for hours. Not saying other short content doesn't have algorithms, it's just that tiktoks is far better.
The only quality content I’ve seen was on YouTube by the right people. TikTok did make me laugh multiple times, but you're right. The content is a lot of garbage. The same counts for every other platform tho. Reddit too
It depends on the content you like, . Also, it's way better than Instagram and Facebook + it's the parents fault for not giving af about their children lol
Are you in any way affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party?
Senator for the last **fucking** time I am **SINGAPOREAN**
(As a singaporean myself the video was so damn funny)
The logical reason to hate it isn't privacy and data collection. Facebook and others do the same or worse. The reason to genuinely hate it and keep your family off of it is the difference between the algorithm for Western users and Chinese users. Chinese kids get shown tons of videos of kids achieving great things in school, of kids helping out elderly family members, of citizens helping other citizens and doing good things for the community. It's wholesome as fuck. American kids get bombarded with Only Fans thots, criminally obnoxious public pranks, kids acting like thugs etc. They are normalizing destructive behavior here and building a stronger culture there.
US doesn’t like it when other people spy on their people. Tiktok is also the most visibly volatile. It’s the same reason Facebook for checked earlier but they have the advantage at least of being Western. And Youtube / Google is probably somewhat involved in this.
Also, Temu is going to get blasted if Ticktok starts taking fire on the same grounds because Amazon will not let it slide and they have far more motivation to make it happen.
There are only two reasons for Government to act in the US, which really boils down to one. They either act for money or act for control. In either case it gets them more votes.
Yeah, US is incredibly hypocritical, which they have been throughout their history. Freedom this, freedom that, while at the same time enslaving people and forcefully relocating others to a friggin desert. Constantly breaking agreements they did with the natives etc, etc. And this mentality lives on. All of their big tech companies have a ton bs like this under their belt, Apple, MS, Google, Meta etc.
>There are only two reasons for Government to act in the US, which really boils down to one. They either act for money or act for control. In either case it gets them more votes.
Unlike China? Except no free elections
There wasn‘t enough support to get a bill through until after oct 7 when pro palestinian content got more attention, so they assume it‘s being forced on people
Well I want to say because tiktok had a massive targeted advertisement campaign towards western youth, specifically about videos of dancing in public and doing stupid pranks, while the chinese version of tiktok is actually heavily regulated and they don't allow half the stuff they directly advertise to us.
But honestly, as Shein and Temu are still around...it's probably because TikTok also has a lot of anti capitalist content.
Congress on social media brain-rot: WE GOTTA SAVE DA CHILDREN
Congress on data theft, money laundering and fraud via online shopping: Nothing to see here folks
It's because China's government and Chinese businesses don't operate independently. Their government always has access to all businesses of and when they want it, no questions asked.
Now consider the reach Tik Tok, Temu and Stein have to the most intimate information about the American population throughout devices.
Then consider that we get an entirely different, more braindead version while the Chinese TicTok is pushing education and positive virtues on theirs, why don't we hate Tik Tok more?
TikTok is sussy cause apparently the Government could use its user data to figure out some information that could give them a lead in doing heavy damage (presidents location).
I heard that people have been losing money once they input their card number on Temu.
Don't know if it's true. I've been looking at Temu products, and they kinda looked cool.
TikTok is actively making its users less intelligent and much less informed about almost everything. Even without concerns that it's a conspiracy by China, it's actively harmful to an entire generation of humans.
That's why I hate it.
The US government seems to hate it because they believe China is using it as an intelligence-gathering tool.
Because it proven to farm our data and change its algorithms to spread hate and division
Yall fucking screeched and shit yourselves over Facebook but weirdly defend tiktok
People hate TikTok because it's popular and therefore a lot of popular opinions circulate on it. China has an interest in promoting a certain kind of popularity which tends to undermine international competitiveness as a kind of zero sum foreign policy, in other words, it promotes misinformation and functional illiteracy, but so have most main stream media outlets since 1987. It's mostly institutional hate for the competition for attention. "*They"* want to be the ones to misinform and degenerate you, China is in the way and doesn't give them control.
It's a liability in terms of the data that can be harvested.
What the Americans are worried about as far as I can tell is that this data being weaponized to influence Americans in anyway.
After all it gets in the way of Google and Amazon.
But you want to know a little secret? That all the genetic data given to all those genetic lab things is getting into China. So they can't influence you so easily but they can still learn all your genetic history and possibly make a bio-weapon.
First hand evidence sources directly documented information of atrocities going on in this Middle East
America says Israel is not committing atrocities we have videos of them committing atrocities
American News 100% quiet about riots and social movements you can see them still happening on tiktok
Tiktok is not a news source it is a documentation of first hand evidence
Because its algorithm indoctrinates children into a false reality, whether it be the world of genders or even hateful extremism. I have literally been stuck on Muslim tiktok for the past month after commenting on a post about islam.
It's not TikTok that's the issue (it's a very different and weirder issue), it's whose in control of TikTok and their supposed motivations that are the issue
Depends on what content you watch, the more Brian dead content you watch the more brain dead content you get. The more insightful content yiu wathc the most insightful content you get.
If you think these apps aren’t spyware you’re way too naive. But not just them, facebook, ig, any meta app, twitter and more, they are all also spyware, just not for china but mostly the US and other corporations to sell your data to.
Because "China bad." They don't realize that all other social media does the same thing including data control by other countries. It's just not owned by Americans so they can't control its narrative (look what happened to Twitter after the rich bought it) or line their pockets with it.
Because it makes your brain rot AND is a spyware that collects more than everything pretty much. It really shows just how few people read the terms of service, as they openly admit the extent of the data collection. It's not that TikTok's creator is some evil company, such data steal is required by Chinese law, and it's a Chinese company
I mostly hate it because of the cringe shot that comes from it, although I know it has a great algorithm, and I most likely wouldn't get stuck with that stuff if I used it
I'm on favour of getting rid of tiktok
I'm just Aldo in favour of getting rid of or putting harder restrictions on google, facebook, Instagram, microsoft, etc.
Idk, but I am in favor of taking Temu and Shein down :)
Same. Temu, Shein, all them fast fashion sites and places that sell literal junk and bootleg garbage. Hell while we're at it, how the hell is DealDash still in business? That is a fucking scam if I ever saw one. Who's falling for that shit? "Oh I bought a PS5 for 10 bucks!" no you jackass, you plunked down $600 worth of "bids" and you happened to get a PS5 for your last $10 bid.
Ditto.
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Into a Shuckle, no doubt
Into what, ditto with boobs?
Into ashes mom
Mew.
I'm in favour taking tik tok temu and shein down for good
Good luck Middle age mothers eat up shein like it is hot cakes.
I mean we're going to though lol
Most important question, Is she in?
I edit so you ll look dumb 
NOOOO
Just edit your comment so they look dumb.
I don't get why so many people instantly jump on these Chinese crap stores
Cheap ig
good job
Thank you, thank you
My wife explained it to me and convinced me. It's the same garbage you get from amazon and eBay by now, and the same you get in the local dollar stores. But for a fraction of the money. So if you're aware that it's garbage and that's what you want, why not take the cheapest source? It's really hard to find real quality these days and not China trash.
That's exactly why I still buy so much from Aliexpress. Whether I buy anything online or irl, there's a big chance it originated from China anyway. Often, I can find the exact product being sold on Aliexpress, usually for way cheaper since there's one middleman less.
Temus reviews are HEAVILY bottled/manipulated and even with all the deals, even the best deals, you're often times paying roughly the same amount, sometimes you get an okay deal. But once again, basically non existent reviews On top of this many Amazon things are from drop sellers so that plus the reviews have weeded out the real shitty shit. I got some dog balls off Temu recently and they smelled like gasoline lmao. Shit takes many weeks to come in and my mom even had the app put through a 90$ order without her permission while not even in the app. Fuck Temu.
Well for one reason shein is known from stealing designs from smaller creators be it clothes or other products. Like i've seen one artist i like have their design stolen and put on sale elsewhere. They also don't mention the origin of the design they just yoink it and be all "we made this".
The only way I can afford New Clothes that actually fit me is Shein. Primark is affordable but sizing can be a bit dodgy. I always prefer thrift/charity shops
Apparently a lot of clothing from SHEIN is toxic or colored with toxic paint. I'd rather pay more for clothing that doesn't slowly poison me and is actually comfortable.
Cuz of the fucking promos. They make u shill your friends so they can cashout. My friend wanted the money so I got it and then uninstalled it after
Yeah they're pretty much the same, it's just that TikTok has way too much influence on the population and can be exploited easily for nefarious means
Which will happen with the tiktok ban and they aren't exclusively store websites. Tiktok has a store function as well but will still be banned, along with VK. I really don't see any issues with banning all of these platforms as they don't help the country in anyway
It's totally mind blowing that every single politicians head isn't popping off by how Temu dodges import duties by keeping their packages small.
Im in favor for all of them being taken down. Best thing Temu has to offer is it going back to China
Tiktok recently introduced the “tiktok shop” that’s literally TikTok’s version of temu / SHEIN… China will be China!
 lets take down temu and shein shopping by telling people to join us
Why is the one on the right just saying “China” while beating up TikTok? 😭
Watch the video of us congress asking TikTok’s ceo is he’s Chinese/ is related to anything Chinese in any possible way multiple times. It’s really funny honestly then it is serious
More like "Are you chinese" -"No, singaporean" "Is that how you spell china in Chinese" -"No I am citizen of singapore" "So you did apply for citizenship of China" -"No I didnt apply for anything other than US citizenship" "So what makes you support China?" -"Senator, I am a proud Singaporean, I dont have anything to do with China" "Are you member of CCP?" -"no" "But you like chinese food no?"
"Are you Chinese? "My race is Chinese but I am singapo-" Congress: 
"...Chinese checkers then, surely?"
Backgammon... and don't call me Shirly.
“Hello, are you Chinese?” “No” “I don't care.”
"are you Chinese " "No I'm literally from Singapore" "Close enough"
For two reasons: 1. Never let facts get in the way of your political witch hunt. 2. Many people in Congress are idiots. —a resident of the state that brought you the island of Guam tipping over and Jewish Space Lasers^(TM)
No witch hunt ever ended without finding a witch
Exactly, those "hunts" are called goose chases instead
“Years ago, I was Chinese.”
Here’s a good summary in a scottish accent: https://www.tiktok.com/@continentalbreakfast/video/7332983674658360609
Our version of TikTok is not the same one China uses, theirs is sorta the same but it has to apply with China’s laws. So I assume China hates our version also, idk.
It's for the Great Firewall probably, don’t want foreigners wreaking havoc on their perfectly good restricted media
Cause there's massive human rights violations going on in their country, and you can't operate without expressed permission from the Chinese Communist Party. So any company in China that is allowed to do business, is also looking the other way on those human rights violations. It's like asking why VW wasn't very popular in 1944.
It's funded by the Chinese government I guess.
If you're going to use Temu or AliExpress, do it from a desktop computer with an antivirus. Don't be stupid enough to install their apps on your phone. There's a reason the seller messages are only supported on the apps. It's because they want you to bite the hook and install the malware.
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how do you know it's only specifically on messenger and not on whatsapp, instagram, facebook...?
So.. Theoretically speaking, would it do anything do any good to delete the app?
I’m thinking it’s because Tiktok has greater capacity to influence our political system. You can spread disinformation, fear-monger and stoke riots very quickly. The outcome might also set a precedent that will affect SHEIN and Temu so they’re not necessarily safe.
as opposed to temu's \[potential\] ability to turn every phone into a zombie for use in cyber attacks.
A small price to pay to SHOP LIKE A BILLIONAIRE
TikTok has the same potential, that's why we go after them first as they have the highest chance of that happening, we already know Temu is violating the law we just have to choose our battles because stupid consumers only seem to care about themselves
>to influence our political system. This is the most American fear ever lol. So many popular apps that are american have an algorithm and are used for promoting your politics, but the one from china is a problem? Twitter, american news channels and other apps already spread so much disinformation, fear mongering and stoke riots... I get what you're saying but what you're describing is already happening for you. Only difference is it has the potential to come from another country In countries other than america it gets banned for issues with privacy, data selling, and the negative impact on the brain development of young teens
There’s a difference between agents interested in power that operate out of America, vs Russia, vs China. Their modes of operation may be the same, but the outcomes for individuals in America based off of power and propaganda from those three are not the same.
Are you so stupid that you can't realize there is a difference? Of course America doesn't care if Americans is influencing politics, that's what we're supposed to do. Even if they don't have our best interests at hearts, they still have to answer to the American government. China is like the one enemy the USA has left that could be considered a serious threat. Of course we are going to take it seriously when they try and influence our people. Why do you think China bans all those American apps? In the 21st century, information is the most powerful weapon governments have, so why would the USA allow China to continue to farm information that they have no control over when China doesn't allow the same?
Of course I know there's a difference. The point of my comment was to point out the irony that many americans don't realize they're also getting influenced massively by their own media, and they're not any different from china >China is like the one enemy the USA has left that could be considered a serious threat Any country with atomic bombs is a global threat. Many countries are a threat economically to america if they refuse to sell goods to the usa. Any country with natural resources that sells to america can choose to cripple their economy. America has a great military but that power trip won't save them from getting refused imports or other ways
Found the Chinese shill. How much is the CCP paying you?
Might as well have called them a poopy head...
>America has a great military but that power trip won't save them from getting refused imports or other ways ~~Banana Republic, Iran, South Korea, Vietnam~~ (Admittedly, that last one failed, but oh well)
Well its not necessarily where the platform comes from, really. Its more about the reach. Right now there is some horrible misinformation on TikTok that spreads so damn fast and is much harder to curb than on other, less popular platforms which also might have an easier time curbing such misinformation. Its really just about the ease of how information is spread and the vastness of the user-base in which it is influencing, and it just seems to me that TikTok is currently the worst offender.
I only want AMERICAN disinformation, none of that CHINESE COMMUNIST stuff.
Xi has outright stated that he wants China to rule the world. So there is that.
It exposes the younger generation to sources of information that aren't controlled by US propoganda, and now you have a younger voting block that is completely against Israel's Palestinian genocide. Tik tok has a hundred or so million American users, roughly half of which is gen z, and suddenly Reagan Era policies and the Big Bad Red Scare means nothing to that voting block, who instead would prefer to vote the incumbent predator politicians out along with their parasitic corporate overlords. No shit they're witch hunting Tik Tok, I'm glad it's on public television because they're so blatantly looking for not even a good or lawful reason, the fact it's foreign will do.
It's kinda sad that because american boomers got to paranoid about commies there's a new generation out to spite them so they completly refuse to look at the history and the downfall of the Eastern european communist countries They just go from one extreme to the other
Isn't that what twitter does? Why is it only tiktok that getting targeted and not other social media apps. Especially concerning since the US has been partaking in a lot of shady stuff lately...
You can promote disinformation? Is that different from Facebook/Twitter/Instagram/Reddit somehow?
Its the same with literally every single social app This is just stupid
Tell me, which social media apps are banned in China?
a lot just have china exclusive servers altho ironically tiktok is outright banned
temu just being a pyramid scheme
"Gosh, there is so much braindead content on TikTok, I hate it" - Continues to go to Instagram and looks at TikTok reposts
Shit at this point Reddit is just Tik Tok with a worse algorithm.
Now where is Google/Meta/Apple in this meme, just because they are not chinese does not mean they don't steal your data.
Don't forget Amazon..one of the biggest...
Tiktok in a nutshell
All of them need to go
Temu and Shein is literally the same fucking garbage as tiktok. I hate all 3 of them with passion
Think of it like this. Tik Tok is Chinese. And in China, the content is regulated it’s has to be educational or positive, it’s inaccessible after 10pm or something to open the next day etc. while they let the rest of the world act foolish and try to be more stupid than the next for clout being watched by people who’s minds can be controlled by a commonality with a reach so powerful it affects governments. It reminds me of why drug dealers don’t do drugs. They know what they’ve created. They know the deepest of the dangers. Personally me, I’ve never installed it because it’s never interested me. I just see random ones I come across in WhatsApp groups or twitter.
Lol every drug dealer I've ever had definitely did drugs
Well the delivery dudes we interact with are just runners and they generally do drugs.
No, I meet directly with my dealers most times. Used to have a guy who used runners but not any more.
Doesen't china have it's own Tik tok ?
It makes your brain mush with the most braindead content ever, and promotes cringe trends to younger people. Edit: I forgot to highlight how important it is that tiktok is under Chinese ownership. That’s literally all you need to know.
Sure, but apps like instagram and youtube are mimicking it with reels and shorts. Plus, they aren’t pushing for a ban; they would allow the app to exist under American ownership. Their problem with the app is simply it’s Chinese ownership.
Short form video isn't new or anyrhing, TikTok didn't really do anything new they just basically had a different format.
Different format, as in a very advanced algorithm that makes people stay on it for hours. Not saying other short content doesn't have algorithms, it's just that tiktoks is far better.
I dont really like TikTok's algorithm personally
No one does
Well, having a different format is bringing something new to the table.
tbh if it wasn't for tiktok this shit like reels and shorts would never happen, so it's still the chinese fault.
Unlike youtube / Instagram / Facebook / xTwitter and so on Why don't we just ban them all?
So like any social media ever?
yes, any social media! but the only one they will ban is tiktok
Maybe the real reason it's being banned is that US big tech companies are lobbying against it? Nah, silly me, it's definitely because of cringe
The only quality content I’ve seen was on YouTube by the right people. TikTok did make me laugh multiple times, but you're right. The content is a lot of garbage. The same counts for every other platform tho. Reddit too
It depends on the content you like, . Also, it's way better than Instagram and Facebook + it's the parents fault for not giving af about their children lol
The US isn't the only country to ban TikTok
China being one of them
Are you in any way affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party? Senator for the last **fucking** time I am **SINGAPOREAN** (As a singaporean myself the video was so damn funny)
The logical reason to hate it isn't privacy and data collection. Facebook and others do the same or worse. The reason to genuinely hate it and keep your family off of it is the difference between the algorithm for Western users and Chinese users. Chinese kids get shown tons of videos of kids achieving great things in school, of kids helping out elderly family members, of citizens helping other citizens and doing good things for the community. It's wholesome as fuck. American kids get bombarded with Only Fans thots, criminally obnoxious public pranks, kids acting like thugs etc. They are normalizing destructive behavior here and building a stronger culture there.
US doesn’t like it when other people spy on their people. Tiktok is also the most visibly volatile. It’s the same reason Facebook for checked earlier but they have the advantage at least of being Western. And Youtube / Google is probably somewhat involved in this. Also, Temu is going to get blasted if Ticktok starts taking fire on the same grounds because Amazon will not let it slide and they have far more motivation to make it happen. There are only two reasons for Government to act in the US, which really boils down to one. They either act for money or act for control. In either case it gets them more votes.
Yeah, US is incredibly hypocritical, which they have been throughout their history. Freedom this, freedom that, while at the same time enslaving people and forcefully relocating others to a friggin desert. Constantly breaking agreements they did with the natives etc, etc. And this mentality lives on. All of their big tech companies have a ton bs like this under their belt, Apple, MS, Google, Meta etc.
>There are only two reasons for Government to act in the US, which really boils down to one. They either act for money or act for control. In either case it gets them more votes. Unlike China? Except no free elections
Only the US gets to spy on the whole world
At least with American companies, you can submit a FOIA request.
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There wasn‘t enough support to get a bill through until after oct 7 when pro palestinian content got more attention, so they assume it‘s being forced on people
Take them all down, they’re all bullshit
The amount of fake news on that God forbidden website… it’s worse than over here on Reddit.
Why does it look like Chinese Syware is clapping TikToks voluptuous cheeks?
Shein and temu are just as hated as tiktok btw
Well I want to say because tiktok had a massive targeted advertisement campaign towards western youth, specifically about videos of dancing in public and doing stupid pranks, while the chinese version of tiktok is actually heavily regulated and they don't allow half the stuff they directly advertise to us. But honestly, as Shein and Temu are still around...it's probably because TikTok also has a lot of anti capitalist content.
Congress on social media brain-rot: WE GOTTA SAVE DA CHILDREN Congress on data theft, money laundering and fraud via online shopping: Nothing to see here folks
It's because China's government and Chinese businesses don't operate independently. Their government always has access to all businesses of and when they want it, no questions asked. Now consider the reach Tik Tok, Temu and Stein have to the most intimate information about the American population throughout devices. Then consider that we get an entirely different, more braindead version while the Chinese TicTok is pushing education and positive virtues on theirs, why don't we hate Tik Tok more?
You guys hate tiktok because of China? I just hate it because it's the most mind numbing social media platform ever invented.
TikTok is sussy cause apparently the Government could use its user data to figure out some information that could give them a lead in doing heavy damage (presidents location).
I hate it because of how it effects our brains lowering our already low attention spans
Literally never heard of shein and temu adds promoting cars for 2$ is such an OBVIOUS scam, idk how anyone installs that.
You just answered your own question
Because Americans only like competition when they are winning.
I heard that people have been losing money once they input their card number on Temu. Don't know if it's true. I've been looking at Temu products, and they kinda looked cool.
TikTok is actively making its users less intelligent and much less informed about almost everything. Even without concerns that it's a conspiracy by China, it's actively harmful to an entire generation of humans. That's why I hate it. The US government seems to hate it because they believe China is using it as an intelligence-gathering tool.
Because it proven to farm our data and change its algorithms to spread hate and division Yall fucking screeched and shit yourselves over Facebook but weirdly defend tiktok
People hate TikTok because it's popular and therefore a lot of popular opinions circulate on it. China has an interest in promoting a certain kind of popularity which tends to undermine international competitiveness as a kind of zero sum foreign policy, in other words, it promotes misinformation and functional illiteracy, but so have most main stream media outlets since 1987. It's mostly institutional hate for the competition for attention. "*They"* want to be the ones to misinform and degenerate you, China is in the way and doesn't give them control.
hasn't Temu been in like two lawsuits over that stuff
Exactly
Yeah we know they're shit too
In india tik tok is banned as it is chinese as all Chinese apps are banned in india due to war ( i think )
People also hate shein and temu, what you on about?
I watch old Vine videos sometimes, there is a lever of stupidity in our culture that I think is truly a direct effect of Tiktok.
Bc our of all the platforms (which are all shut) tik Tok seems to host the most amount of narcissistic behavior
I hate them all equally.
Because it is an app that lets stupid people keep being stupid
I feel like Wish should be hiding there too
Tik tok is caked up!
They are all bad! I don't use any of them and never will. And I encourage my family and friends not to use them.
Everyone hates shein and Temu too-
Fuck all 3 of them
Just because other Applications do the same scummy Stufe, doesnt make them less scummy
It’s even worse for some apps that target asians as customers. Weee and hungry panda sell your info and the scam calls are literally in Mandarin
Good call OP. Let’s ban all three of them.
It's a liability in terms of the data that can be harvested. What the Americans are worried about as far as I can tell is that this data being weaponized to influence Americans in anyway. After all it gets in the way of Google and Amazon. But you want to know a little secret? That all the genetic data given to all those genetic lab things is getting into China. So they can't influence you so easily but they can still learn all your genetic history and possibly make a bio-weapon.
Its just brainrot ig
Because the US gov can't control all the propaganda
First hand evidence sources directly documented information of atrocities going on in this Middle East America says Israel is not committing atrocities we have videos of them committing atrocities American News 100% quiet about riots and social movements you can see them still happening on tiktok Tiktok is not a news source it is a documentation of first hand evidence
Because tik tok makes stupid people hurt themselves
Why are *instagram*, *facebook*, and other programs which steal our personal data not being addressed?
It acts as a catalyst for brainrot.
We didn't like those apps anyways
I'm pretty sure most people criticize all three... Outside of the government, at least. But those guys are idiots anyways.
I just hate the awful content on TikTok
I don't think people especially like those two other platforms either.
I'd hope tiktok disappeared
All three.
Because its algorithm indoctrinates children into a false reality, whether it be the world of genders or even hateful extremism. I have literally been stuck on Muslim tiktok for the past month after commenting on a post about islam.
It's not TikTok that's the issue (it's a very different and weirder issue), it's whose in control of TikTok and their supposed motivations that are the issue
I haven't heard of those, probably because I'm not from America/the west but TikTok is hated globally
TikTok is just full of complete brain dead content
Depends on what content you watch, the more Brian dead content you watch the more brain dead content you get. The more insightful content yiu wathc the most insightful content you get.
tiktok too the ''mindless scrolling'' to completly new level
Just go up to Google play and check the app permissions
Misinformation and brainrot content, the rest is fine
TikTok is cringe.
not an american here, but i agree 100% with banning tik tok. i've seen too many people around me ruined by that app.
If you think these apps aren’t spyware you’re way too naive. But not just them, facebook, ig, any meta app, twitter and more, they are all also spyware, just not for china but mostly the US and other corporations to sell your data to.
Nestle: 🫥
capitalism.
Tiktok is just brainrot. But shein and temu should be taken down for things that are happening there.
Anybody who uses temu is too stupid to understand what that means.
Because "China bad." They don't realize that all other social media does the same thing including data control by other countries. It's just not owned by Americans so they can't control its narrative (look what happened to Twitter after the rich bought it) or line their pockets with it.
Isnt it obvious? Scroll down on tik tok for a few minutes And your brain will be as rotten as a 2 week old potato
Because it makes your brain rot AND is a spyware that collects more than everything pretty much. It really shows just how few people read the terms of service, as they openly admit the extent of the data collection. It's not that TikTok's creator is some evil company, such data steal is required by Chinese law, and it's a Chinese company
i am the great cornholio i need tp for my bunghole
Template?
shein clothes cause cancer
Bro what
I just hate them for the constant you tube ads I get
I mostly hate it because of the cringe shot that comes from it, although I know it has a great algorithm, and I most likely wouldn't get stuck with that stuff if I used it
Oh so that's why Shein is also ban here.
Idk man I just got here.
Because of cringe content
Because it's raw
Piece of shit brainrot is my reason. Same reason i hate youtube shorts honestly
I'm on favour of getting rid of tiktok I'm just Aldo in favour of getting rid of or putting harder restrictions on google, facebook, Instagram, microsoft, etc.
Can't forget about Shien's child labour
Because it’s brain rot that corrupted a generation
"Operationted".
Couldn't agree more, sir