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I'm surprised it doesn't come from the EU. On the other hand, I'm not sure if this move is against short form content in general, but rather against China. I w

I'm surprised it doesn't come from the EU. On the other hand, I'm not sure if this move is against short form content in general, but rather against China. I wish the entire world would agree to ban short form content and influencer content in general. Things I saw on reels/shorts range from mild pornography, conspiracy theories, medical advice, promoting overconsumption, financial advice, etc. Nothing useful comes out of these platforms.

_1tem 2y ago
The problem is not with the short-form content medium. The problem is with the culture you live in. As a speaker of multiple languages, I see many different faces of TikTok in different countries. In most Western countries, the content I get is absolute trash, basically OnlyFans promoters and various stupid jokes. In another country I live in (not English-speaking), I get interesting political commentary, everyday useful tips/hacks, interesting views on my city, and of course comedy and dancing.
- skwee357 2y ago
  Interesting point. I do agree that I consume mainly English-speaking content. I'd still argue, however, for the usefulness of the content you consume from non-English-speaking short form content. - Political commentary -- why would I care for some random person's opinion on politics? If there are people whose opinion I respect, wouldn't it be smarter to just consume their content directly (newsletter, telegram channel, whatever)? - Tips/hacks -- I'm not sure what you get, but I found most of these to be super simple/useless, or promote yet another super specialized tool that you can buy, "using my affiliate link down in the description" - Views on my city -- I found some travel related content, most of it is fake. It showed me "interesting" locations, containing mountains and waterfalls in the... NETHERLANDS, the most flat country in the world. - Comedy -- this one is actually good. The problem is that I can't seem to "train" the algorithm to focus on comedy/memes/fail videos. No matter how hard I try, I end up with conspiracy theories/OF promoters/men-women dynamics. Maybe it says something about me...
em500 2y ago
> I'm surprised it doesn't come from the EU. On the other hand, I'm not sure if this move is against short form content in general, but rather against China. How can you be unsure about that, of course it's a move against China. There is after all an impending ban on TikTok specifically, not on Youtube, Facebook, Instagram or Snap. It's not surprising that it doesn't come from the EU, it's probably challenging to write legislation there that specifically targets TikTok / Chinese corps while excluding American corps.

_1tem 2y ago

The problem is not with the short-form content medium. The problem is with the culture you live in. As a speaker of multiple languages, I see many different faces of TikTok in different countries. In most Western countries, the content I get is absolute trash, basically OnlyFans promoters and various stupid jokes. In another country I live in (not English-speaking), I get interesting political commentary, everyday useful tips/hacks, interesting views on my city, and of course comedy and dancing.

skwee357 2y ago
Interesting point. I do agree that I consume mainly English-speaking content. I'd still argue, however, for the usefulness of the content you consume from non-English-speaking short form content. - Political commentary -- why would I care for some random person's opinion on politics? If there are people whose opinion I respect, wouldn't it be smarter to just consume their content directly (newsletter, telegram channel, whatever)? - Tips/hacks -- I'm not sure what you get, but I found most of these to be super simple/useless, or promote yet another super specialized tool that you can buy, "using my affiliate link down in the description" - Views on my city -- I found some travel related content, most of it is fake. It showed me "interesting" locations, containing mountains and waterfalls in the... NETHERLANDS, the most flat country in the world. - Comedy -- this one is actually good. The problem is that I can't seem to "train" the algorithm to focus on comedy/memes/fail videos. No matter how hard I try, I end up with conspiracy theories/OF promoters/men-women dynamics. Maybe it says something about me...

em500 2y ago

> I'm surprised it doesn't come from the EU. On the other hand, I'm not sure if this move is against short form content in general, but rather against China. How can you be unsure about that, of course it's a move against China. There is after all an impending ban on TikTok specifically, not on Youtube, Facebook, Instagram or Snap. It's not surprising that it doesn't come from the EU, it's probably challenging to write legislation there that specifically targets TikTok / Chinese corps while excluding American corps.