Current Events > Do you want Tiktok to get banned in the US? >_>

(+) Yeah! (+)

guess he has nothing better to do then to.

I don't even use TikTok, but I feel that it's weird that people want it banned just because they are annoyed by it.

Wat.

It's inaccurate to say everyone is simply annoyed by it.

Yeah, let's ask the government to ban an app because we don't like it. That's not a slippery slope at all /s

I know this post isn't at me, but wanted to clarify my post isnt saying ban it.

Just that there's definitely a lot of valid criticism of social media that it's inaccurate to boil it down to most are simply "annoyed" or simply "don't like it" if they are in deed in favor of getting rid of it.

There's definitely a lot to unpack with the problem of social media.

The fact that people think it's a Chinese app for spying on people even though the app itself is banned in China makes no sense at all. Where do you guys get all your lies from?

No, mostly because I'm afraid of the precedent it could end up setting.

Yeah I agree with this. Youtube does have some great resources for projects and hobbies tho. But you gotta be searching for it. The fresh front page is always full of the stupidest brainrot bullshit

That really sounds like you're watching brainrot bullshit then. When I open youtube the videos on my homepage are gardening, bonsai, ted talks, a couple of podcasts I listen to in the background and some live music performances. Never am I recommended Logan Paul videos or something from other random youtube celebrities.

The same with TikTok. I thought it was all kids dancing bs before I used it, and within an hour the algorithm had sorted that shit out.

The fact that people think it's a Chinese app for spying on people even though the app itself is banned in China makes no sense at all. Where do you guys get all your lies from?

I clear my cookies everyday, so when I see the frontpage after that, it's all from no history and no login. And it's all brainrot bullshit >_>

Well yeah lol you're forcing the brainrot to stick around

Yes and the creator of TikTok doesn't let his own kids use the app and encourages parents to do the same of they feel it isn't safe for them

"Tiktok is full of brain rot" sounds an awful lot like when boomers told kids that watching too much TV would rot their brains.

Is that what you want CE? To sound like boomers? Ok Boomer!

"Tiktok is full of brain rot" sounds an awful lot like when boomers told kids that watching too much TV would rot their brains.

People just assume TikTok is run by the CCP but they're not even headquartered in China anymore. Their main offices are in Singapore and LA. There is zero evidence of China exerting influence on them.

There are plenty of privacy and security issues but none of those issues are any worse on TikTok than other social media platforms.

I know this board isn't mostly right wing cranks, so I'm guessing the bulk of the "Yes" votes are from aging millennials and Gen Xers who think it's dumb zoomer crap.

It's inaccurate to say everyone is simply annoyed by it.

No matter how you may feel about Tiktok, there's no denying social media in general has promoted mindless hours of scrolling, toxic clout chasing, complete brain rot of a great portion of the population that values their favorite mouth piece on social media over actual facts and science.

I'd argue it's also accelerated the hyperpartisan problems we face with literal sitting politicians aims for insta/tiktok/youtube clicks and likes instead of real policies. With these little games working because so many are addicted to social media and their little think tank bubbles.

We also have a social problem that social media has definitely played a part in damaging as well. Antisocial behavior and parasocial behaviors that social media definitely isn't helping to reverse since again social media targets these bubbles.

Lets not even get started on deluded populism of bubbles thinking they are the majority because they only interact with their bubble. Or the rampant misinformation and disinformation. "I saw it on YouTube or Tiktok so it must be true!"

Solution: Ban the Internet

"I want the government to ban things that annoy me"

I hope you aren't claiming my post said this.

It's hard to tell when people are joking.

I think the point she's making is that maybe the medium isn't the proximal cause.

It's inaccurate to say everyone is simply annoyed by it.

No matter how you may feel about Tiktok, there's no denying social media in general has promoted mindless hours of scrolling, toxic clout chasing, complete brain rot of a great portion of the population that values their favorite mouth piece on social media over actual facts and science.

I'd argue it's also accelerated the hyperpartisan problems we face with literal sitting politicians aims for insta/tiktok/youtube clicks and likes instead of real policies. With these little games working because so many are addicted to social media and their little think tank bubbles.

We also have a social problem that social media has definitely played a part in damaging as well. Antisocial behavior and parasocial behaviors that social media definitely isn't helping to reverse since again social media targets these bubbles.

Lets not even get started on deluded populism of bubbles thinking they are the majority because they only interact with their bubble. Or the rampant misinformation and disinformation. "I saw it on YouTube or Tiktok so it must be true!"

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no

tiktok is a symptom of the problem

Whether the negatives outweigh the positives are arguments that can be had but they shouldn't be made by the government, especially not the the current polarized and tech-illiterate one.

Now I'm picturing global society at the doctor's office explaining that Tiktok is a thing, and the doctor is like "did... did you say Tiktok?" Then he leaves, pretending he needs to talk to the nurse and just stands in the hallway for ten minutes swearing nervously.

They aren't making a point when responding to my post. I made it very clear I wasn't arguing to ban Tiktok. So if she's pivoting to the internet, she's pivoting to a stance I never argued.