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I hope the EU bans Facebook, etc. in response.
by nivenkos 4y ago
I hope the EU bans Facebook, etc. in response.
- luckylion 4y agoThe US can probably replace TikTok with something "homegrown" that's sufficiently like TikTok that people will be happy to use it once it becomes widely adopted. What could replace Facebook, TikTok etc in Europe? Do we just shut down the internet because it's run by third parties who don't have our best interests at heart?
- deely3 4y agoStrange arguments. Why do we need to replace Facebook, TikTok? No need to shut down, just block malicious sites, thats all.
- whywhywhywhy 4y ago> The US can probably replace TikTok with something "homegrown" You say that, yet Instagram, Twitter(1), YouTube who have all tried so far have all failed. (1): You're probably reading this and saying "What? not they haven't", well open a video on Twitter then swipe it up off the screen, you're now in TwitTok.
- luckylion 4y agoSure, but that's with TikTok still around. Outlaw TikTok (essentially killing it), and there's no more stickyness keeping people from doing their dances on YT Shorts or whatever alternative would win.
- sdsd 4y ago>You say that, yet Instagram, Twitter(1), YouTube who have all tried so far have all failed. Youtube Shorts didn't fail, they're actually way better than TikTok and are doing well. Instagram Reels are basically a flop, but Shorts are freaking addictive. I tried using TikTok a while ago after all the praise on HN for its magical recommendation algorithm. After trying to get the algorithm to give me anything interesting for an hour, I gave up. Youtube Shorts on the other hand is like crack. It's way better than YT's "normal" recommendation algorithm. I recommend it if you haven't tried
- deely3 4y agoWhy downvotes? TikTok never ever be able to trace visitors across multiple sites as Facebook or Google.