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> “You had to dial the phone number on the screen before you could enter the app, so a lot of people were just hanging up,” when they connected, said committee

by tivert 3y ago

> “You had to dial the phone number on the screen before you could enter the app, so a lot of people were just hanging up,” when they connected, said committee member Rep. Scott Peters (D., Calif.). Was that really true, that they basically forced their users to call? I don't use TikTok. > Committee member Rep. John Curtis (R., Utah) said he didn’t like that a Chinese-owned app tried to “manipulate a response” from its users. He said that feeling solidified unanimous support for the bill. That seems kind of predictable. I don't doubt the possibility of Americans having dumb ideas like this, but this stunt does feel a bit like it came from the "home office," where they'd probably have a misinformed, oversimplified understanding of how American politics works.

falcolas 3y ago
> Was that really true, that they basically forced their users to call? I don't use TikTok. No. It was a closable modal. Didn't even show up for me.
- meowfly 3y ago
  No. It is partially true. From the NY Times article: > Some users said on X that they were unable to use the app before placing the call. TikTok told The New York Times that users could swipe right to get rid of the message, which may have been confusing because users typically swipe up to see the next video on the app. The company also said that the “X” to close the page wasn’t visible for some users at first but that it later fixed that.
- TheLoafOfBread 3y ago
  That's the problem with average user, they they will push the biggest button present, which is call now. So technically they did not forced them to call, but put a red drape in front of a bull and bull charged it. And from the image below, it does not seems to be possible to be closed (or close button is black on black background) https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4516261-tiktok-urges-users-to-call-congress-stop-tiktok-shutdown/ https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4516261-tiktok-urges-u...

by tivert 3y ago

falcolas 3y ago

> Was that really true, that they basically forced their users to call? I don't use TikTok. No. It was a closable modal. Didn't even show up for me.

meowfly 3y ago
No. It is partially true. From the NY Times article: > Some users said on X that they were unable to use the app before placing the call. TikTok told The New York Times that users could swipe right to get rid of the message, which may have been confusing because users typically swipe up to see the next video on the app. The company also said that the “X” to close the page wasn’t visible for some users at first but that it later fixed that.
TheLoafOfBread 3y ago
That's the problem with average user, they they will push the biggest button present, which is call now. So technically they did not forced them to call, but put a red drape in front of a bull and bull charged it. And from the image below, it does not seems to be possible to be closed (or close button is black on black background) https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4516261-tiktok-urges-users-to-call-congress-stop-tiktok-shutdown/ https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4516261-tiktok-urges-u...