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0 pointsthereare5lights6y ago0 comments

> Not just people, but primarily people living in a pathologically authoritarian state that doesn't allow them to access other places on the Internet that they could put their content on.

No it's not. China has their own version of TikTok called Douyin. If I recall correctly, TikTok isn't even available in China.

Since TikTok isn't even used in China, who exactly are the users you're describing as "people living in a pathologically authoritarian state"?

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chenster6y ago

Mind you it's the same company behind TikTok tailored to westerns.

thereare5lightsOP6y ago

And? Does that change the correctness of what I said?

> but primarily people living in a pathologically authoritarian state that

This is patently false. Unless you're calling the US an authoritarian state.

befictious6y ago

Have you gone to https://www.douyin.com/ ? it IS TIKTOK...

thereare5lightsOP6y ago

No it's fucking not. The content on the two are different. You cannot access TikTok content on Douyin nor can do you do the reverse.

The point is:

> but primarily people living in a pathologically authoritarian state that

This is patently false. Unless you're calling the US an authoritarian state.

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0 pointsthereare5lights6y ago0 comments

> Not just people, but primarily people living in a pathologically authoritarian state that doesn't allow them to access other places on the Internet that they could put their content on.

No it's not. China has their own version of TikTok called Douyin. If I recall correctly, TikTok isn't even available in China.

Since TikTok isn't even used in China, who exactly are the users you're describing as "people living in a pathologically authoritarian state"?

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chenster6y ago

Mind you it's the same company behind TikTok tailored to westerns.

thereare5lightsOP6y ago

And? Does that change the correctness of what I said?

> but primarily people living in a pathologically authoritarian state that

This is patently false. Unless you're calling the US an authoritarian state.

befictious6y ago

Have you gone to https://www.douyin.com/ ? it IS TIKTOK...

thereare5lightsOP6y ago

No it's fucking not. The content on the two are different. You cannot access TikTok content on Douyin nor can do you do the reverse.

The point is:

> but primarily people living in a pathologically authoritarian state that

This is patently false. Unless you're calling the US an authoritarian state.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse