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TikTok reportedly plans ‘immediate’ Sunday shutdown in the US if it’s banned (www.theverge.com)
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[–] obinice@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I've never even looked at it. Vine was pretty cool but then it died, Periscope was neat, but I dunno, something about Tiktok feels predatory, how addictive it is (from what I've seen of others using it).

Plus while they're all as bad as each other, I still trust China less than Microsoft with my stuff, so yeah. I'm just not interested in it and don't really see the appeal for myself. But I see why it's popular and it's not like, terrible, as a concept.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 6 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I'm bothered that the app is 2gb.

why?

[–] Nusm@yall.theatl.social 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Spyware takes up space, comrade.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 hours ago

Why can't more of that be patched out via ReVanced or similar? Or is it so integral to the platform itself?