where's the super-up-vote button? I have learned a lot and been exposed to perspectives that I would not have otherwise via tiktok. I have learned new things. I have literally changed how I do everyday tasks such as tying laces, using knifes, cooking, knots, etc.
TikTok is a bastion of and important tool for free speech.
Take recent news: the media is towing the line and crying over the murdered CEO. Social media is celebrating a Robin Hood character. One of these is a calculated expression from those in power. The other is an organic response that echoes public opinion.
It appears the decision is related to China's control over the platform, shaping massively the opinion of groups, rather more importantly than the fact one can freely post ALT videos from their Ring cam of the assassin biking down the street.
TikTok is a bastion of and important tool for free speech.
Take recent news: the media is towing the line and crying over the murdered CEO. Social media is celebrating a Robin Hood character. One of these is a calculated expression from those in power. The other is an organic response that echoes public opinion.