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submitted 5 months ago by Moonrise2473@feddit.it to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

I have friends that send me tiktok links via whatsapp and then they ask questions about it like "what do you think, scam or not". I used to open them with cookies rejected in ddg browser but now it pretends to freeze after 4 seconds of play, then it says that i must open it in the app and replaces the "play" button with a fake button that leads to google play.

I assume that there's no way to watch it anymore without an account and without the app, right?

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[-] stuckgum@lemmy.ml 35 points 5 months ago

Ask your friend to download the video and send it to you instead

[-] Rez@sh.itjust.works 17 points 5 months ago

Yeah, we have this unwritten rule in my friend group to never send links to any videos no matter where they're from. You download the video and send the file

[-] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago
this post was submitted on 22 May 2024
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