Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage for shutdown

Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by bjourne on Friday January 17, 2025 @05:45PM (#42744056)

If so, good riddance. The good point of TikTok is that the videos appear genuine and wholesome. Not the hyper-optimized for monetization crap YouTube Shorts show you. I much prefer the videos with kids goofing around on icy streets over the American narrator telling me some bs about some great baseball player.

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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by wqaatwt on Saturday January 18, 2025 @02:59AM (#42746674)

> videos appear genuine and wholesome

That doesn’t mean they aren’t hyper-optimized for monetization, though

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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by lmm on Saturday January 18, 2025 @10:20AM (#42748986)

I think charming/wholesome videos are nicer than ragebait/hustle culture videos, even if both have been just as ruthlessly optimised. Optimisation isn't the problem.

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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by cjbgkagh on Saturday January 18, 2025 @02:29PM (#42750739)

the 'charming/wholesome' are often just a different type of hustle

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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by lmm on Monday January 20, 2025 @11:06PM (#42776509)

I know. It doesn't matter, that's the whole point of what I said.

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