Link: https://lemmy.world/c/DeTikTok

TikTok is negatively affecting people, in particular kids around the world. It's not going to get better. Time we got started on getting rid of it!

!DeTikTok@lemmy.world

https://lemmy.world/c/DeTikTok

Whatever. Tiktok essentially opened this generation's eyes to Israel's atrocities in Gaza. People like to belittle it as though it is all just stupid kids doing dumb stuff, but I strongly feel it's a force for good.

Link to article?

I'm one to agree. It all matters what you feed into.

I was a TikTok user from 2019-feb 2025, there was a very noticeable shift in the algorithm, especially after Trump's inauguration and his deal that was struck to keep the app available in the US. Despite being European, I was suddenly served a lot of far right content and deleted the app for good. With the incident during the 2025 Romanian elections with Tiktok massively skewing the results towards the far right candidate I have no doubt it's only gotten worse.

It being a positive force was probably true at some point, I've learned a lot and saw perspectives on this app I otherwise would've never seen, but in the state it is now it's proven to be a danger for democracy (real democracy, not the "democracy" that brought us a genocide I want to clarify).

I feel like Loops is the force for good, not TikTok, which is run by a seemingly evil corp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_by_TikTok

Thanks for asking.
Not sure why the community is not linked in the image!
!DeTikTok@lemmy.world

Edited it now :)