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A comment on Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage for shutdown. Parent comment

Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by jamesgeck0 on Friday January 17, 2025 @12:53PM (#42741147)
Douyin is TikTok. Before all the drama started, it was the same software powered by most of the same backend servers.
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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by throwawayq3423 on Friday January 17, 2025 @02:42PM (#42742412)
Douyin is a fundamentally different product. Different content, less addictive, etc.
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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by azernik on Saturday January 18, 2025 @05:43AM (#42747403)
Approximately zero people outside of China use Douyin.

If you are in Brazil or the Philippines or Germany, you're using TikTok.

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