In the last few months i really gotten into the whole Fediverse thing, but i noticed that, despite it being the most popular Social Media Platform, there isn't a TikTok alternative. I know there is Loops, but it's not open source or federated yet, so it's not really an option. Why is that?

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[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Most of the content on TikTok is created by people because they want to earn money with it. But most of it isn't content which would make it possible to build up a supporter base through Patreon, OnlyFans etc. So where is the money going to come from to attract such content creators to a potential Fediverse TikTok alternative?

[–] Ziggurat@fedia.io 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I really doubt that average TikTok (or instagram, or youtube) aims at monetizing video. It's a way to share photo and video more than a way to make money. but I may be wrong.

[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I am not a Tiktok user, but everytime someone shares a video with me it is clearly made by someone that did it because they want to build a following and monetize their channel. I mean, why else spend a lot of effort to make such short form videos?

[–] Ziggurat@fedia.io 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not sure whether the video that get share out of TikTok are the ones average user make. For many it's just fun filters, big music library and a way to share video with friends. I doubt teenager randomly dancing on a music, or sharing pics of their horse-riding lessons try to make money on-it.

[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago

Not sure why you would need a seperate platform for such kind of videos though. You can use Mastodon etc. perfectly fine for this kind of stuff.

But I think that is not why the majority use TikTok. Tiktok is more like those TV channels that show an endless number of funny bloopers and cooking shows, and those need semi-professional makers and curators that want to be paid for their work.

[–] anthony@lemmy.cif.su 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I mean independent sponsorships still exist, and for most creators, that's the biggest source of income anyway.

[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 days ago

On TikTok? I doubt that. Do you have any examples?