Re:TikTok goes dark in the US
by wilg on Sunday January 19, 2025 @12:11AM
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Strangely, Meta doesn't allow Reels longer than 3 minutes (90 seconds prior to a couple days ago). Why they don't match TikTok exactly is beyond me.
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Re:TikTok goes dark in the US
by aprilthird2021 on Sunday January 19, 2025 @12:12AM
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I agree. It's mind-boggling their reluctance to be a TikTok alternative, especially with knowing about the ban so far in advance
I do say they should have even relaunched IGTV again lol.
They were faster to clone Twitter with Threads.
Re:TikTok goes dark in the US
by saturn8601 on Sunday January 19, 2025 @01:31AM
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>They were faster to clone Twitter with Threads.
Wasn't that because they hired a lot of ex-Twitter employees with an obvious ax to grind ha ha?
That isn't just Facebook. It's literally everyone. This is an entrepreneur site. Why are there no one trying to replicate the algorithm? Seriously? If there is one thing a free society and free enterprise should do, it should be copy the things that make sense and that work the best, objectively, as experienced by the customers.
Yeah yeah. Cattle customers. Bla bla bla.
I must be missing something blatantly obvious or there is some conspiracy here?