• WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works
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    17 hours ago

    The only time something not controlled got popular was TikTok

    I’m not sure what you mean by controlled, but how I got to know it was as the malware that’s recommended to everyone on the front page of the google play store, and then even factory preinstalled on a lot of them.

    • SOULFLY98@slrpnk.net
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      4 hours ago

      It wasn’t doing anything that Facebook wasn’t already doing, but it got banned. The CEO was brought in front of Congress and racially profiled, gave strong answers, and then got banned anyway.

      Wonder why?

      TikTok hate was a bot farm. The algorithm was always a reflection of the user.