We know that a lot of politicians (and media folks) in the US are pushing to ban TikTok. It has seemed notable, of course, that European countries don’t seem all that worried about TikTok, which sh…
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India Banned TikTok, It Didn’t Go Well
Submitted 7 months ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to technology@lemmy.zip
https://www.techdirt.com/2024/03/29/india-banned-tiktok-it-didnt-go-well/
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parpol@programming.dev 7 months ago
awwwyissss@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Oh noooooooo…
UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 7 months ago
hmmm, so this is a good thing.
darkphotonstudio@beehaw.org 7 months ago
I think we need to separate “social media” from “giant corporation social media”. News groups were “social media”. Bulletin boards are as well. It’s clear the damage being done is from Meta, TikTok, etc. so maybe instead of banning, everybody sue them for damages. And taxes. Hit them where it hurts, the pocketbook.
Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 7 months ago
I call Facebook/Instagram/TikTok/LinkedIn and all that garbage “parasocial media” to separate it from forums and stuff. They are just grotesque places of self-representation, or rather conjuring up an image of oneself that soothes cognitive dissonance. A dreamworld with little social aspects other than that you may browse others’ fake self-image and feel-good escapism escapades.
darkphotonstudio@beehaw.org 7 months ago
Parasocial Media, good name for it.
awwwyissss@lemm.ee 7 months ago
How about we sue AND ban
Eyck_of_denesle@lemmy.zip 7 months ago
Where is the tldr bot :( Indian social media has gotten very toxic. It was brain rot trends during tiktok now it’s just starting up public harassment content openly broadcasted on Instagram, Facebook and yt shorts. The comment sections are even worse.
ruckblack@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
I miss Vine
onlinepersona@programming.dev 7 months ago
It would’ve been great if the new, Indian, TikTok alternatives had been federated. They could’ve all built up a network together. I wonder why they didn’t do it. Money? Greed? Ignorance?
Mikufan@ani.social 7 months ago
EU has started the process of banning it as well.
BrikoX@lemmy.zip 7 months ago
They banned then on staff devices, but I haven’t heard anything about them considering banning in for everyone. Do you have any details?
Mikufan@ani.social 7 months ago
euronews.com/…/german-politician-says-country-sho…
Not EU as a whole, but Germany takes first steps regarding it. EU usually follows with such things.