boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months ago30% of Children Ages 5-7 Are on TikTokwww.honest-broker.comexternal-linkmessage-square231fedilinkarrow-up1524arrow-down119
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minus-squareBonskreeskreeskree@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down4·8 months agoWhy is Chinese tiktok different than that in the states then?
minus-squareAMDIsOurLord@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down11·8 months agoBecause the USA strong armed them into giving their platform handling to Oracle Corp, a top tier US govt contractor. But since pro-palestine cries can’t be silenced on TikTok as easily as Zio media, taking control of the platform is no longer enough
minus-squareDark Arc@social.packetloss.gglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoNo, it’s literally a different app in China.
minus-squareAMDIsOurLord@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down8·edit-28 months agoIt’s the same thing, the international one was called TikTok and the US version is handled by Oracle It’s called douyin or something idk in China but it’s the same shit
minus-squarepapertowels@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-28 months agoMaybe it says something that China limits access to their kids In 2019, Douyin limited users in teenager mode to 40 minutes per day, accessible only between the hours of 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. Then, in 2021, it made the use of teenager mode mandatory for users under 14. Seems like a bit of a digital smallpox blanket.
Why is Chinese tiktok different than that in the states then?
Because the USA strong armed them into giving their platform handling to Oracle Corp, a top tier US govt contractor.
But since pro-palestine cries can’t be silenced on TikTok as easily as Zio media, taking control of the platform is no longer enough
No, it’s literally a different app in China.
It’s the same thing, the international one was called TikTok and the US version is handled by Oracle
It’s called douyin or something idk in China but it’s the same shit
Maybe it says something that China limits access to their kids
Seems like a bit of a digital smallpox blanket.