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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by natdempk on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @07:24PM (#40151179)
It's a rebrand + censorship then? I'm not sure the distinction you're trying to make exactly, it's not like Douyin is a completely different thing from Tiktok, so I think "completely separate platforms" is also a stretch. The core technology and parent company/ownership is the same for both.
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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by 0xB31B1B on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @08:25PM (#40151681)
Its functionally completely separate. Douyin content for people unter 18 its like educational material, science experiments, and pro social content. Tiktok for under 18 in the US is like bikini girls dancing, robot voices reading reddit threads while videos of people playing video games play in the background, and lefty social justice content.
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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by insane_dreamer on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @09:03PM (#40151983)
> The core technology and parent company/ownership is the same for both.

That's like saying Facebook and Instagram are not separate platforms.

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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by hacker_88 on Thursday April 25, 2024 @04:49AM (#40155060)
It's like saying all websites are owned by Wordpress
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