American Tiktok users would rather use ACTUAL Chinese spyware app than Meta. XiaoHongShu (meaning “Little Red Book”) and ChatGPT (for translating the Mandarin only app) are currently #1 and #2 on the App store.
Pro Tip: Loops is a federated short form video platform.
Doesn’t surprise me though, that most will jump ship to another Chinese spyware instead.Loops is great but it’s not a TikTok replacement for the average TikTok user. The average TikTok user likes TikTok’s algorithms
That is a fair point, but I’ve seen @dansup@mastodon.social talking about what he plans to do about the algorithm to keep privacy-friendly. If I’m not wrong, I recall something along the lines of having the option to self-host your own algorithm recommendation.
Self-hosting your own recommendations would be amazing. I’m on the Testflight waitlist for Loops, hope I can get access soon.
Yeah, that would be dope. An average user probably won’t use it, though. But having the option is great, and for user who don’t opt in for self-hosting probably an option to export their algorithm data would be cool, for things like changing instances.
A lot of them are going to it because it’s Chinese Spyware, just to be petty to the government.
Holy ideology, Batman!
Huh!?
You heard me.
And it seems to be working… just saw a politician say that they need to re-review the tiktok ban citing rednote
Implementation is too slow - no plug and play app - why would they use it over an app you just need to download to use? I mean same problem as with all federation software: no central guarantors that you will always be able to chat with everyone, too much politics between all instances involved etc. which honestly is the whole point, but that’s not what normies want.
You can also just download loops? Afaik there is only one instance at the moment either way
No App in neither play store nor f-droid nor GitHub with obtainium please provide a link. I registered this morning (EU time so ~10h ago) on the website and still don’t have an admission Email. That’s just not normie friendly to make it a big app, while right now would’ve been the time to fill the maybe void of tiktok, the execution is just too damn sloppy.
Pixelfed app can’t play loops as well btw
Bro loops is right there
Bro, who downvoted you?? 😂
How dare you point out the obvious correct choice as an alternative.
US Spyware app, Chinese Spyware app, whatever its all the same.
Even our spyware is bloody branded. Cant wait for the British ones.
Be the change you wish to see in the world! Just fork loops , add data collection, trackers, and whatever backdoor the government asks you and call it something like ‘Innit!’. Simple as.
It’s just like TikTok, but if you don’t drink milk in your tea, you will be exposed to corrective content as needed
The rednote move is mostly a form of protest. People are fully aware its a dumb idea for privacy.
What the fuck are people doing
Sticking their middle fingers to the government? I even saw a trend where people were talking about live streaming on red note and just walking through all the government buildings near them.
Sticking their middle finger to the government so they can keep using another government’s spyware?
Ok.
Nothing says sticking it to the government like some treason, right guys? /s
After the 6th of Jan, I can’t be convinced that the USA takes treason seriously.
Lol, I just got flamed in a Lemmy.ml community for condemning this shit
Am I missing something? Nothing in the ML thread you were in reads remotely close to flaming to me.
User could’ve been referring to:
Oh hi, you’re awake from your coma. A lot has happened in the last 40 years. Culottes came back, but are already out of fashion again. There’s more, but I’m not sure where to start.
Yeah, I suppose that may be it. Thanks for the insight.
I mean it’s pretty funny, innit?
It’s a Chinese app what of it?
The Chinese users are actually pretty welcoming and funny
They keep harassing US users for pictures of their cats.
XIAOOOO HOONG SHUUUUUUUUUU
💸💸💸💸💸
- Chinese = Bad
- Russian = Bad
- Iran = Bad
- USA = We are the only good guys.
USA = We are the only good guys.
Nobody but the gov itself and right-wing nutjobs is saying that.
It is in fact possible to criticize China, Russia, Iran AND the US at the same time
They are all complacent in crimes and human rights violations in one form or another
Yeah, but one of those governments can get you right now.
The other one has to cross international borders.
Honestly, using a foreign social media site is a hilarious move.
If I wanted to criticize the government, especially my own, I can see the reasoning behind using a foreign platform to do it on.
Domestic companies prefer foreign companies be banned. Competition is bad for business after all.
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imagine my surprise at learning this comment came from lemmy.ml
Lol. Everyone is the bad guy. The ruling oligarchy of every nation is horrendous.
Tug o war works because the rope is strong enough to withstand the pull. In online political tug o war, you’re the rope. Most people would naturally dislike the folks trying to turn them into rope.
