TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users

Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users by whazor on Monday January 20, 2025 @08:55AM (#42768755)

For me, in reddit (and hacker news), I tend to actually read the actual video, read the comments, sometimes even leave a comment. Much more time spent on an actual item.

For short videos, it is a continuous stream of video's where a new video is automatically started after the last one. This is what makes shorts so horrible. You are forced to watch a new video every 15s to 1 min. Versus actively deciding yourself how long you look on a particular item. It becomes bad as your brain gets trained to loose interest after 1min.

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Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users by mattgreenrocks on Monday January 20, 2025 @09:28AM (#42769064)

I'm so tired of the Internet turning into the Internet of Faces. I feel like I see faces plastered all over the Internet now, eager to take only ten minutes to explain one minute of information to me.

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Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users by deltaburnt on Monday January 20, 2025 @09:48AM (#42769280)

Probably not a coincidence that the Internet became a lot less nerdy and cool around the time HD streaming was viable. Modern social media shows that people want the next evolution of TV not books.

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Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users by samspot on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @01:31PM (#42783624)

I highly recommend turning off the autoplay next video option in YouTube. It will enhance your life.

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