TikTok Shut Down: Data Shows 85% Drop in US Access (and Surge to Alternatives)

Re:TikTok Shut Down: Data Shows 85% Drop in US Access (and S... by rolothrow on Sunday January 19, 2025 @12:44PM (#42759349)

I think TikTok was the cleanest of it, in that the social aspect was non existent (other than sharing links to friends as modern equivalent of small talk).

The most toxic combo is having fomo as a Hook (social for fb/Instagram, laboral for LinkedIn, etc) pushing you to check frequently and then being hit with the unending feed once inside.

At the very least I think we should separate the scroll apps and the social networks by law.

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Re:TikTok Shut Down: Data Shows 85% Drop in US Access (and S... by robswc on Sunday January 19, 2025 @12:52PM (#42759437)

Yea. I'm not even arguing for any policies right now, just wishfully thinking it could all disappear. Policies are complex. Headcanon where short form content never existed is easy :)

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Re:TikTok Shut Down: Data Shows 85% Drop in US Access (and S... by jimbob45 on Sunday January 19, 2025 @12:50PM (#42759423)

Vine was the cleanest and the fact that anyone is using BlueSky or any Dorsey-endorsed product after he killed Vine is the strongest possible evidence of the Gell-Mann effect.

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Re:TikTok Shut Down: Data Shows 85% Drop in US Access (and S... by robswc on Sunday January 19, 2025 @12:53PM (#42759455)

The fact Twitter bought Vine and just shut it down still blows my mind. Sometimes I wonder what things would look like if they kept it alive. At the very least, I don't think Elon could have bought Twitter.

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