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Re:"Wherever you get your podcasts" is a statement by charcircuit on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @08:56AM (#39288595)
>If I post a video on TikTok, you need to use the TikTok app to play it

You can play it using a web browser app by going to TikTok's website.

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Re:"Wherever you get your podcasts" is a statement by input_sh on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @09:35AM (#39289040)
Can you play a TikTok video on, say, Instagram Reels or YouTube Shorts?

That's the point. Feature-wise, they're all nearly identical. With podcasts, you can just choose your client or even create your own with the same catalogue as any of the big players.

With short-form videos, you can't.

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Re:"Wherever you get your podcasts" is a statement by charcircuit on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @10:04AM (#39289407)
Those apps embed a web view which allows those apps to load links to TikTok within the app.
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Re:"Wherever you get your podcasts" is a statement by themoonisachees on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @10:27AM (#39289677)
...with all the privacy concerns that entails. The website is slightly better than the app but it's still a privacy nightmare
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