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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by airstrike on Friday January 17, 2025 @07:04PM (#42744547)
Yes, because it went from like the worst app in the US to a pretty popular one in a short period of time. YouTube has 240 million accounts in the US. Instagram has 170 million. 500k accounts in RedNote is nothing in comparison.

People are protesting because it's cool to do especially when you're a rebellious youngster but I'm pretty convinced it's going to fizzle out. I don't think it's fair to say it's disingenuous to believe as much. Maybe you could say it's "too early" to write it off, to which I'd respond saying it's too early to buy into the belief that it will take over American culture in any way that resembles TikTok.... and that even if it did, that it wouldn't be banned from the US again.

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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by ethbr1 on Saturday January 18, 2025 @12:33AM (#42746120)
> People are protesting because it's cool to do especially when you're a rebellious youngster but I'm pretty convinced it's going to fizzle out.

Just wait until the Chinese government realizes young American social media users have no problems talking about politics, sex, and drugs on social media.

We'll see how long open platforms with citizens of both countries last.

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