Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 10:13     Subject: Goodbye TikTok (for now)
Anonymous wrote:I hated how TikTok was convincing young people that FB was for old people. I had younger coworkers posting FB for work for social media management. I tried to explain government contractors aren't on TikTok. It's a waste of time. For me, it's personal. All those young social media managers tried to force people to use TikTok to post and repost the same content on numerous channels, FB, Insta, X, LinkedIn, TikTok.

Enough.


Ok Zuck.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 10:12     Subject: Goodbye TikTok (for now)
I hated how TikTok was convincing young people that FB was for old people. I had younger coworkers posting FB for work for social media management. I tried to explain government contractors aren't on TikTok. It's a waste of time. For me, it's personal. All those young social media managers tried to force people to use TikTok to post and repost the same content on numerous channels, FB, Insta, X, LinkedIn, TikTok.

Enough.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 10:10     Subject: Goodbye TikTok (for now)
Your content is still out there being viewed and commented on by users in other countries and we have no control over that. You have no ability to block users or shut down your account.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 10:09     Subject: Re:Goodbye TikTok (for now)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If you're old enough to remember using this instead of a remote control, you probably didn't use TikTok.



Lots of gen x and boomers (and even some silent gen) on TikTok. Some of the best creators in fact…


+1

Thank goodness Granny D is also on Insta.
https://www.instagram.com/grandma_droniak


And the Old Gays!
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 10:09     Subject: Re:Goodbye TikTok (for now)
Anonymous wrote:


Trump is hilarious. He's been right đź‘Ť about everything. LoL.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 10:09     Subject: Goodbye TikTok (for now)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I hate TikTok. I never used it.


How can you hate something you’ve never even tried?

You sound like my 4 year old when they say they don’t like a food they’ve never tried.


I didn't have to use it to know about the platform.



And this is how we get bad policy. Folks who get scared by propaganda and don’t bother to find out for themselves.


+10000
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 10:08     Subject: Goodbye TikTok (for now)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I hate TikTok. I never used it.


How can you hate something you’ve never even tried?

You sound like my 4 year old when they say they don’t like a food they’ve never tried.


I didn't have to use it to know about the platform.



Peas look gross!
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 10:08     Subject: Re:Goodbye TikTok (for now)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If you're old enough to remember using this instead of a remote control, you probably didn't use TikTok.



Lots of gen x and boomers (and even some silent gen) on TikTok. Some of the best creators in fact…


+1

I love when people actually try to stay up with relevant technology as they age and interact/share things with younger generations rather than just shrivel up and complain about “kids these days” (which is basically what people sound like when they talk crap about TikTok while not having any real idea what it is).
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 10:07     Subject: Goodbye TikTok (for now)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I hate TikTok. I never used it.


How can you hate something you’ve never even tried?

You sound like my 4 year old when they say they don’t like a food they’ve never tried.


I didn't have to use it to know about the platform.



And this is how we get bad policy. Folks who get scared by propaganda and don’t bother to find out for themselves.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 10:06     Subject: Goodbye TikTok (for now)
Anonymous wrote:Can someone please tell me what the big deal is *for average users,* (not creators/people who make money off of it), because you can just watch stuff on Instagram or YouTube? Who cares? So what?

Exactly
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 10:06     Subject: Goodbye TikTok (for now)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I hate TikTok. I never used it.


How can you hate something you’ve never even tried?

You sound like my 4 year old when they say they don’t like a food they’ve never tried.


I didn't have to use it to know about the platform.

Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 10:05     Subject: Goodbye TikTok (for now)
Anonymous wrote:The experience on Instagram is no where near as nice as TikTok — insta has no pausing, no speeding up…. And the algorithm is not nearly as good. Plus, Zuckerberg made this happen. Don’t reward him.

I feel bad for a lot of the creators I followed. And I feel bad that now it will be even harder to understand the trends of the younger people.

I also know when it goes back up next week it’s going to be a mouth piece for the new admin and that scares the ish out of me.


+1 to all of this. People saying “just use Ig” is like telling someone to just go to Walmart when Target shuts down. Yeah you can get some of the same stuff, but the experience is much less pleasant.

And I have the same concern that when it comes back it won’t be the same app. I don’t trust anything Trump touches.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 10:03     Subject: Goodbye TikTok (for now)
I think TikTok is dumb, but this law is stupid and un American.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 10:00     Subject: Goodbye TikTok (for now)
Anonymous wrote:I hate TikTok. I never used it.


How can you hate something you’ve never even tried?

You sound like my 4 year old when they say they don’t like a food they’ve never tried.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 09:59     Subject: Goodbye TikTok (for now)
Well most of the content on reels and shorts started on TikTok. Very little was:is made just for those sites. They are not monetized nearly as well. No money, no content.

Plus the platforms and algorithms are just not as nice.

Plus, I think Zuckerberg was counting on this to increase his traffic. I’m not doing that