SquishyQuokka
SquishyQuokka

[Thread] Was banning TikTok a masterstroke by us?

It was either a GOATed intellectual move by the government or a fluke that has paid us well. PUBG and TikTok were two cancerous apps that was f'ing with the cultural zeitgeist imo.

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GigglyBanana
GigglyBanana

Kya GOAT, insta and CoDM has taken the user base and the zeitgeist goes on

SquishyQuokka
SquishyQuokka
Gojek15mo

@Dihaadi CoDM does not have the same mass appeal as PUBG and Insta reels content is marginally better than reels cringefest. But yes you are sorta right.

GigglyBanana
GigglyBanana

Yes agreed. I’m more concerned that no matter what steps are taken, the sum of our population generally takes the average very low πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ Isiliye Bas cringe chalta hai

PerkyHamster
PerkyHamster

Haan now I can focus on leetcode

SquishyQuokka
SquishyQuokka
Gojek15mo

@Rangeela_tau Lmao 🀣

GoofyDonut
GoofyDonut

Yes, a Bloomberg article will tell you why they really banned it! Spoiler, it has nothing to do with "national security", or China influencing US politics. They want to control the media narrative to keep the populace compliant to US foreign policy (e.g. bombing those folks in a faraway land), and TikTok was standing in the way of that, showing footage the state department does not want the mostly young audience to see.

GroovyBoba
GroovyBoba

We should unban it. I wanna see how bad it gets.

PerkyWalrus
PerkyWalrus
CARS2415mo

Never a fluke

Not a bhakt 🫠

PeppyPanda
PeppyPanda

India already banned ticktok and pubg 2-3 years back. App was not following security regulation.

DerpyMuffin
DerpyMuffin

You know PUBG relaunched as BGMI right? Functionally it’s the same

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