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TikTok and Instagram were never good, but they provided a platform for people on the streets to provide real time updates on current events that countered the state narrative/propaganda on main stream media.
TikTok and Instagram exposed the truth about the American empire to a significant portion of the population. They want to make sure it's all controlled state approved content, they want to eliminate our ability to reach eyes and ears.
So sure, have at the Chinese propaganda platform, but not without an alternative that allows us to reach wide audiences... And we don't have an alternative... Not enough people are on the fediverse and the learning curve is pretty massive.
they've made protest illegal by classifying antifa as terrorist, now they're coming after social media to make sure there is no outlet for protest online either. I don't think people are making a big enough deal about this. This is extremely bad.
Eh, I'll "have at" TikTok for being shit because historically, it has been. It's driven by memes and trash.
That said, over the past couple years I've heard lots of good things. "BookTok" and other -Tok's being communities within the service — I admit I don't know how it is because I've never used it — but also, the rapid decline of YouTube has made me seriously consider getting on TikTok just to have something different. My resolve to be anti-TikTok has greatly reduced over the last couple years, as an "old guy" who does not like "social media".
So yeah, credit where it's due.
I'd love for the Fediverse to have a strong alternative, but again, the costs of running a video server that is anywhere close to being "widely used"...