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Nepal decides to ban TikTok (kathmandupost.com)
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Nepal decides to ban TikTok::A Cabinet meeting on Monday took the decision to ban the social media app.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Internet is no longer just "likes cat video, give more cat videos", and pushing that notion is uneducated. Tik Tok is the worst of all the apps by far, but all of the social media companies use sophisticated algorithms that intentionally fuck with you just to get you addicted to their apps.

You guys really need to take a chill pill. You guys are such conspiracy theorists.

My Tiktok is just cat videos. I literally never get fed anything else. Cat, technology, and science.

I'm not sure how they are fucking with me.

I guess you think showing me content is fucking with me, because you're only used to the 30K active users on Lemmy, and the minimal amount of content posted here per day, lmao.

Truly, though, this community is extremely toxic. You're all hating on me, downvoting me, because Tiktok is feeding me cat videos.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't see how I was toxic in any way. Besides, this isn't reddit. There is no karma, so if people downvote you, who cares? That just means that people think you're wrong.

Here's a thought, let's say you're perfectly satisfied with how your content delivery/algorithm. You're a responsible adult who can manage your screen time. Should TikTok be doing more to protect youth(those most vulnerable) from predatory content? There's been quite a few studies now and even states suing TikTok for their effects on youth's mental health.

You're making a few assumptions about me(implying I'm living under a rock or something)... Unfortunately I spend a large part of my day on the computer due to work and I grew up with the internet. So I try to spend what free time I have reading/studying, and maybe consume a bit of streaming in a day.

If you knew the horrible content that most kids are being served now, it would make your head roll. I don't let my kid watch YouTube but his cousins are all crazed on tiktok content. Look up skibidi toilet.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

besides, this isn't reddit. There is no karma, so if people downvote you, who cares? That just means that people think you're wrong.

The irony.