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TikTok uninstalls are up 150% following U.S. joint venture (www.cnbc.com)
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TikTok users have been deleting the app at a higher rate since the company announced that its U.S. operations would be housed in a new joint venture.

The short-form video platform’s daily average app uninstalls in the U.S. have increased nearly 150% over the past five days compared with the previous three months, market intelligence firm Sensor Tower told CNBC.

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[–] sam@break3.social 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The main thing that TikTok had going for it was it was open to both left and right contact and it would show you exactly the content you are interested in due to there algorithm.

It being purchased as caused a lot of issues with that feed being laggy and having issues with mostly left wing content spreading what is happening with Ice and stuff.

But yeah a endless scroll-able system isn't for everyone obviously.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

it was open to both left and right contact

I don't believe that for a minute. The CCP just had more subtle methods for suppressing content critical of them.

[–] sam@break3.social 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

The owner is Singaporean not Chinese. Also yes there was plenty of content that I have been able to find that is critical of the CCP

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago

Zhang Yiming? I could only find him denying he's Singaporean. Everything says he's Chinese. It could be bullshit if he's cozying up to the PRC, but that only proves my point.