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TikTok uninstalls are up 150% following U.S. joint venture (www.cnbc.com)
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TikTok users have been deleting the app at a higher rate since the company announced that its U.S. operations would be housed in a new joint venture.

The short-form video platform’s daily average app uninstalls in the U.S. have increased nearly 150% over the past five days compared with the previous three months, market intelligence firm Sensor Tower told CNBC.

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[–] cdf12345@lemmy.zip 12 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

You can’t worry about your taxes when your house is on fire man.

[–] khaleer@sopuli.xyz 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Your horse were not on fire when TikTok got introduced en masse.

So yeah, look for excusses

[–] bold_atlas@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

It's been on fire a long time buddy.

[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

yes you can, if tomorrow you'll be thrown in jail for your taxes

[–] draco_aeneus@mander.xyz 16 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

You're missing the point.

China might use your data and hurt you in some far future, whereas the USA will use your data right now in a direct and violent way.

I can explain how the US government having access to the database of all of TikTok's data might directly result in a visit from ICE. The path to damage caused by China may exist too, but is much more nebulous, and much more difficult for China to execute on.

Yes, if you are in a government position, or in the army, you probably shouldn't use TikTok under China's management. But Joe Schmoe from California has little to materially fear from them. But he does have reason to fear the USA government who might well come over and arrest him.

[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

I think we agree on that. my point is, we don't need to use neither usa tech or chinese tech for our social media platforms. we shouldn't celebrate china being there "to save us".

also, I think china could still hurt us, on the short term, by manipulating elections and other things through manipulating public opinion and the values people hold. they have both the data and the channels to execute it.