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Re:TikTok will not introduce end-to-end encryption, saying i... by wiseowise on Wednesday March 04, 2026 @02:23AM (#47244271)
> you just have intact brain

Fixed a bit.

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Re:TikTok will not introduce end-to-end encryption, saying i... by LambdaComplex on Wednesday March 04, 2026 @03:05AM (#47244524)
As much as I want to agree with you, the people who like TikTok make up a significant amount of the population, and their opinions do matter--arguably more than yours, due to sheer numbers.

Smugly dismissing them doesn't do you any favors except for making you feel good about yourself for a few seconds.

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Re:TikTok will not introduce end-to-end encryption, saying i... by wiseowise on Wednesday March 04, 2026 @06:10AM (#47245892)
You’d be surprised how many people don’t give a shit about TikTok. It’s just another blip in history like Facebook, Instagram, Vine, MySpace and others before them.
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Re:TikTok will not introduce end-to-end encryption, saying i... by gzread on Wednesday March 04, 2026 @07:16AM (#47246410)
All of those were extremely influential and half of them had enough power to select a president.
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Re:TikTok will not introduce end-to-end encryption, saying i... by tedd4u on Wednesday March 04, 2026 @11:49AM (#47250247)
Regarding "why care." It's where a shockingly large portion of voters and adults get their "news."

• 43% of US 18-29 year olds regularly get news on TikTok

• Half of US adults get news on TikTok, 1 in 5 US "regularly" do so

• This is 2 points less than Twitter and two points more than Facebook

Data from Pew Research (Sep 2025): https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/09/25/1-in-5-am...

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